Birthplace of Nongae
558, Uiam-ro, Janggye-myeon, Jangsu-gun
Management Office of the Birthplace of Nongae 063-352-2550
9 AM– 6 PM
Open year-round
The Birthplace of Nongae is located in Daegok-ri Janggye-myeon Jangsu-gun where there is the scent of flowers in
spring
and fresh wind in summer. Nongae has been misrepresented as a courtesan from Jinju however Joo Nongae (Uiam) was
a
chaste woman who was disguised as a courtesan and died in defense of her chastity. Being born as an only
daughter of her
father, Joo Dalmun, a teacher at the village school and her mother, Park from Milyang, Nongae spent her
childhood in her
original birthplace, which was submerged by the construction of the Daegokje Reservoir. It was restored in 2000,
in its’
present location.
Attractions near the Birthplace of Nongae are the Experience Village of the Birthplace of Nongae (Juchon Folk
Village),
which is adjacent to the birthplace site, the Hanok Accommodation Complex completed in 2016, Healing Walk, and
Daegokje
Tourist Site with the Goblin Exhibition Hall.