Lee Hyo-seok Memorial Hall

Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun is the location of the hometown of famous novelist Lee Hyo-Seok and the background of one of his novels. Lee Hyo-seok is most famous for the novel "When Buckwheat Flowers Blossom" (Maimilggot Pilmuryeob in Korean), and the area still produces large amounts of buckwheat as a local specialty product. Bongpyeong-myeon is a place surrounded by 1,500-meter mountains, including Odae-san, like a folding screen. This completely pollution-free place has a small stream near Lee Hyo-Seok's birthplace with a memorial hall. A water mill using this stream provides a relaxing atmosphere. A multitude of white buckwheat flowers adds to the ambiance.