Daegu Samsung Birth Location, Dongsan Cheongna Hill, Yi Sang-hwa Old House, Museum of Oriental Medicine, Mido Coffee Shop, Dongseongno Street, South Korea

Dec 18, 2021 | City, Coffee Shop, Book Store, Internal Spaces and Etc, Historical Site, Museum, Shopping, South Korea - East

Walked around the famous tourist locations in central Daegu

Daegu Samsung Birth Place: 115-1 Chilseong-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Dongsan Cheongna Hill: 56, Dalseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Yi Sang-hwa Old House: 6-1, Seoseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Museum of Oriental Medicine: 49 Dalgubeol-daero 415-gil, Seongnae 2(i)-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea

Mido Coffee Shop: 19, Jungang-daero77-Gil, Daegu, South Korea
Dongseongno Street: 187-1, Dongseongno 2-ga, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea

This is a model of Samsung’s store of its beginning.

The store is remodeled in the original place.

The front of the store in the present day.

As I walk to Dongsan Cheongna Hill, passing by a traditional market.

Keep walking to the hill.

As I climb to Cheongna Hil.

At the top of the hill

This place became memorable because of this popular song.

On top of the hill are three houses built early in the 1900s used by missionaries and one church.

From the top of the hill.  These historical stairs are where people showed resistance against the Japanese occupation.

Down from the stairs is this historical Cathedral.

Walking toward where poet Yi Sang-hwa used to live.

In front of the poet’s house is the house where Suh Sangdon used to live.  He worked for the independence of Korea.

The house

The front of the house

Poet Yi Sang-hwa’s old house

The house yard from the opposite of the front gate

Next is a house that is used as a museum

The museum house

The museum displays early 1900s Korean artists’ activity.

On music

On arts

On literature

Looking back at the poet’s house from the museum house.

Walking to Yangnyeongsi Museum of Oriental Medicine Museum.  Yangnyeongsi is the historical area for selling and buying oriental medical materials.

Inside the Oriental Medicine Museum.

The source of medical materials.  One source is plants leaves.

From roots

From fruits

From flowers

From barks

Utensils and tools for the medicine production

Oriental medicine books used until the year 1400.

The medicine books used from the year 1400s to present.

Walking to Mido Coffee Shop.

The Mido Coffee Shop

Walking past the coffee shop

Looking back at the Mido Coffee shop

Inside the coffee shop.  This shop is famous because it retained the 1970s look.

Walking to Dongseongno Street

Dongseongno Street is a large city shopping center.