Falling into a sea of green barley fields and white buckwheat flowers | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

Mujang Guesthouse, located in Mujang-myeon, Gochang-gun, was a place providing lodging and meals to officials who came to Mujang-hyeon during the Joseon Dynasty. It was established in the 14th year of King Seonjo’s reign (1581). The wooden plaque carved with the character 'Gwol,' hanging in the main hall, symbolizes the king. On the first and fifteenth days of each month, the county governor and local officials paid their respects here. When there was a national celebration, people gathered here to hold ceremonies. The main hall is built with stacked stones, and carvings of tigers and clouds on the stairs add to its charm. The roofs of the buildings on both sides are lower than the main hall to reduce their rank. The main hall’s Jeongcheong is a single-eave, gabled roof building with three bays in front and three bays on the side; the foundation stones are square below and semicircular above, with two round columns placed on top; otherwise, there are no special features. In contrast to the front garden, which is almost perfectly preserved in its original form, the guesthouse building was modified for use as a township office but was restored to its original form in 1990. Behind the Mujang Guesthouse is Dongheon, the government office where the Mujang governor administered the local government, which can be visited together.

Mujang Eupseong is a flatland fortress about 1.2 km long, established in 1417 by the military commander Kim No of Mujangjin to govern the village under the military office Mu Jangjin Byeongmasa. The southern gate of the fortress, Jinmuru, is a two-story building with three bays in front and two bays on the side, and the eastern gate site is well preserved. The surrounding moat is about 4 m wide and 574 m long, with only traces remaining. Buildings inside the fortress include the guesthouse (Gaeksa) and Dongheon (local magistrate's office). According to the Annals of King Munjong, the fortress circumference was 1,470 cheok (about 441 m), its height 7 cheok (about 2 m), the moat circumference 2,127 cheok (about 638 m), with two gates, and records mention the need to enlarge the fortress. During repairs, a cross-section at the eastern end revealed the fortress wall was constructed mixing earth and stones, though previously thought to be built only with earth. According to Mujangeupji discovered in 1915, in the 17th year of King Taejong (1417), Byeongmasa Kim Jeorae mobilized about 20,000 residents including commoners and monks from several regions to build the fortress over four months from February to May. Furthermore, Mujang Eupseong was the initial site of the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution uprising. Mujang Eupseong serves as an important source for researching and understanding the appearance of Joseon-era old fortified towns.

This is a rare large farm cultivated as one barley field across a vast 150,000-pyeong field. In spring, you can see the largest scale barley field in Korea, and in autumn, a buckwheat field. After the farm was designated as a tourist farm and such attractions became known, it became a tourist destination visited by many tourists and photographers, and has also been featured as a filming location for various dramas, movies, and commercials. Accordingly, Hagwon Farm is dedicated to scenic agriculture and strives to offer more beautiful landscapes. Additionally, during the peak blooming seasons of barley and buckwheat, they hold various festivals and events such as the Green Barley Festival and Buckwheat Flower Festival. For visitors, the farm operates various facilities including restaurants selling foods made from barley and buckwheat, shops selling tea, drinks, snacks, processed agricultural products, and accommodation facilities.

8264.5m²(2500평)의 부지에 1487.61m²(450평)을 가득 채운 내부 공간에는 주력업종인 해수찜탕을 비롯한, 국내에서 최대 크기를 자랑하는 불한증막과 실내 모래찜질방, 황토 옥돌찜지방, 해수탕, 녹차탕 등의 부대시설을 두루 갖추고 있다.