Journey to the Literary Village of Yeongyang | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

Dudeul Village means 'a village on a hill.' In 1640, scholar Seokgye Lee Simyeong fled the Byeongjahoran and settled here, and his descendants, the Jaeryeong Lee family, formed a clan village. During the Joseon Dynasty in 1899, there was a national hospital equivalent called Gwangjewon here, so the village was also called 'Wondudeul' and 'Wonri.' The village includes Seokgye Old House where the scholar lived and Seokcheon Seodang where he taught students, about 30 traditional houses, a monument commemorating Lady Jang of the Andong Jang clan, who wrote the first Korean cookbook "Eumsikdimibang," and the Gwangsan Literature Research Institute founded by Lee Mun-yeol. On the cliff rock around Hwamaecheon flowing in front of the village, there are clear inscriptions such as Dongdae, Seodae, Nakgidae, and Sesimdae carved by Lee Sungil, the fourth son of Seokgye. In 1994, it was designated a cultural village by the government.

영양문화원은 문화의 전당으로써 향토사 자료 수집 발굴하여 전승시키며 전통, 문화행사를 진행하고 있다.

경북 영양은 문향의 고장이다. 일월면은 시인이자 국문학자였던 조지훈의 고향이고, 영양읍 감천리에는 시인 오일도, 석보면에는 소설가 이문열의 생가가 있다.