When children were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up, more than half said they wanted to be president. Presidents were the adult figures that children looked up to, especially the late President Roh Moo-hyun, who was loved by children. Bongha Village, where the birthplace of the president is located, is located at the foot of Bonghasan Mountain (4.5 meters above sea level), about 140 kilometers east of Jinyong-eup, Gimhae-si.
Bongha Village, named after the village under Mt. Bongha, is a quiet farming village where Jinyong persimmons and rice have been cultivated.
After completing his five-year term, the late President Roh Moo-hyun became the first South Korean president to return to his hometown. There, he worked to create an environmentally friendly village, implementing duck farming methods that do not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides in the rice fields in front of his private residence.
In the yellow building to the right of the village entrance where there is a bus stop with a photo of the late President Roh Moo-hyun on display, a video in memory of the president is being screened, and in the center of the building are yellow notes filled with heartfelt messages of reverence for the president.
A building for remembrance
The birthplace of the late President Roh Moo-hyun was a shabby, small, brick house with a slate roof and two kitchens, but after his death, the traditional rustic thatched-roof house where he lived from birth until age seven was restored and opened to the public in time for the president's birthday on September 2, 7. A black-and-white wedding photo of him in traditional Korean wedding attire is also on the wall of the room.
Birthplace
Bonghasan Mountain, which overlooks Bongha Village, is home to the Reclining Rock-Carved Buddha, believed to have been carved in the early Goryeo Dynasty, Porpoise Rock, named for the presence of a pouch nest, Lion Rock, which overlooks the village and is the road where the president walks, Jeongdo Temple, and a statue of Avalokitesvara holding a farm tool at the peak.
Bonfire Mountain
Just below the Lion Rock on Mt. Bonghwa is the tomb where the remains of the late President Roh Moo-hyun are kept. From the entrance to the tomb to the memorial stone, there are 15,000 memorial stones, each 15,000cm wide and 20cm thick, donated by 10 citizens, which are open to the public at any time.
Graveyard
Former President
| spot name | President Roh Moo-hyun's Birthplace Nomu Hyundai's Toriyama |
| Address | 30, Bensan-ri, Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 30 yen XNUMX yen |
| Viewing time | From morning 9 to afternoon 6 |
| Admission fee | None |
| Bongha Village Walking Course | Course 1 → Climbing Mt. Bonbo, takes about 1 hour Course 2 → Walk around the rice fields of Bongha Village, etc. Takes about 1 hour Course 3 → Drive to Jodo-in temple and then walk up Mt. Hoka, 30 minutes |
| Contact | President's Birthplace 055-346-0660 |
directions
Board the Gimhae Bus at the Dongbu Intercity Bus Terminal in Sasang and get off at the Jinyong Intercity Bus Parking Lot. Take bus number 57 to Bongha and get off at the entrance to Bongha Village.
Date of registration: 2012-04-10
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