Seosangdon Old House | Attraction Guide | K-Travel Mate

Located in Jung-gu, Daegu, Seosangdon Old House was the home of Seosangdon, a late Joseon-era entrepreneur, government official, and nationalist independence activist. He succeeded in Daegu as a peddler and cloth merchant and later served as a government grain tax inspector managing tax grain. In 1907, believing that the government was losing national sovereignty due to heavy debts to Japan, he launched the National Debt Repayment Movement with Kim Gwang-je, president of Daegu Gwangmunsa, aiming to repay the country's debt through voluntary savings. Daegu City restored Seosangdon's birthplace, which was next to the Sanghwa Old House in Gyesan-dong, created National Debt Repayment Park, and erected a statue to honor his noble ideals.