Birthplace of the 16th President Roh Moo-hyun

Hello. When I asked my children what they wanted to be when they were young, more than half of them said they wanted to be president. Bongha Village, where the birthplace of President Roh Moo Hyun, who was loved by children, is located, is located under Bonghwasan Mountain (140m above sea level), 4.5km east of Jinyoung-eup, Gimhae.

Bongha Village, which was named as a village under Bonghwasan Mountain, is a quiet rural village where Jinyounggam and rice farming were carried out.

Roh Moo Hyun After serving his five-year term, he returned to the countryside for the first time as a Korean president and worked hard to create an eco-friendly village by starting duck farming, an organic rice plantation that does not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides in the rice fields in front of the president’s residence.

Roh Moo Hyun In the yellow building on the right side of the entrance to the bus stop village, where photos of the president are displayed, a video is shown to commemorate the president, and in the center of the building is a yellow memo full of earnest stories.

a building in memory of the president

Roh Moo Hyun The president’s birthplace was a slate-roofed house with two small rooms and a kitchen, but the traditional rural thatched house at the time of birth to the age of seven after his death was blessed and opened to the public on September 24, 2009. There is also a black-and-white wedding photo taken in traditional Korean wedding costumes on the wall.

one’s birthplace

Bonghwasan overlooking Bonghama Village is a side-lying Maaebul, believed to have been carved in the early Goryeo period, Sajabawi Rock overlooking Bonghama Village at a glance, Jeongtowon, and at the top of the mountain there is a statue of Gwaneum development holding a hoe.

Bonghwasan Mountain

Right under the Lion Rock of Bonghwasan Mountain, there is a cemetery where President Roh Moo Hyun sleeps, and 15,000 20cm-wide and 10cm-thick memorial stones donated by 15,000 citizens from the entrance to the tomb are laid out for worship at any time.

a graveyard

President Roh Moo Hyun in his lifetime

Basic information
Name	Birthplace of the 16th President Roh Moo-hyun 노무현대통령생가
Address	30, Bonsan-ri, Jinyoung-eup, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 경상남도 김해시 진영읍 본산리 30번지
관람시간	from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m
Admission Fees	없음
Bongha Village Trail	1 course → hiking to Bonghwasan Mountain, takes about 1 hour Course 2 → About an hour’s walk to Bongha Village, rice paddies, etc 3 Course → Take a car to Jeongto Won of the temple and walk 30 minutes to climb Bonghwasan Mountain
Inquiry	Presidential birthplace 055-346-0660

How to go
After boarding the Gimhae bus at Sasang Dongbu Intercity Bus Terminal, get off at the Jinyoung Intercity Bus Parking Lot, get on the 57th bound for Bongha, and get off at the entrance to Bongha Village

Registration date: 2012-04-10