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Birthplace of Son Byeong-hui, Cheongju

This house is the birthplace of Son Byeong-hui (1861-1922), a religious leader and independence activist of Korea. In 1882, at the age of 22, Son joined Donghak (Eastern Learning), an indigenous religious movement which had arose in response to foreign influence. In 1894, as a popular uprising broke out to protest government corruption, he fought against the government troops, leading 100,000 followers in Chungcheong-do and Gyeongsang-do Provinces. Son was ordained as the third Great Leader of Donghak in 1897. He reformed the religion and changed its name to Cheondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way). After Japan’s annexation of Korea, Son participated in independence movements. He signed the Korean Declaration of Independence along with various Christian and Buddhist religious leaders, which ignited a nationwide movement in March 1919. He was captured and put in jail by Japanese police. After he was released on sick bail, he died of illness in 1922. In 1961, a monument was erected in front of this thatched-roof house in order to commemorate the centennial anniversary of his birth.