Dangjin Pilgyeongsa

Dangjin Pilgyeongsa is the preserved house of writer Shim Hoon near Seohae Bridge in Songak-eup. The building consists of 5 front bays and 2 side bays, and directly in front stands the Sangnoksu Cultural Center. The name Pilgyeongsa means 'to cultivate a field with a brush.'

Around 1933, Shim Hoon left his life in Seoul and moved to Dangjin where his father lived, writing works such as 'Yeongwonui Miso' (Eternal Smile) and 'Jiknyeoseong' (The Weaver Girl). In 1934, he became independent and designed and built this house himself, which is Pilgyeongsa. In 1935, Shim Hoon wrote his representative rural novel 'Sangnoksu' (Evergreen Tree) in this house. Pilgyeongsa was once managed by his grandnephew, the late Shim Jae-young, and after being donated to Dangjin City, it has been managed by the county. The monument in the yard inscribed with Shim Hoon's poem 'Geunari Omyeon' (When That Day Comes) was erected by the Korean Writers Association in 1996.