Kwon Jung-saeng Storybook Land

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

Andong Kwon Jeong-saeng Fairy Tale Land is a place that holds the literature and life of Kwon Jeong-saeng (given name Gyeong-su, 1937–2007), who dreamed of a peaceful world for children. Kwon Jeong-saeng was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1937 and returned to Cheongsong, Gyeongbuk, in 1946 shortly after liberation. Due to poverty he could not receive a proper education; he worked as a shop clerk or wandered the country begging for food before settling in 1967 as the church bell ringer in Jotap-dong village, Andong, Gyeongbuk. His major collections include Puppy Poop (1974), Sister Mongsil (1984), and The Sad Wooden Clogs (2002); there is also Mommy Quail (2005), which deeply moved the public through musicals and animation. In the exhibition room on the first floor of Fairy Tale Land, visitors can view works and mementos left by Kwon Jeong-saeng, and photographs of the path he walked in life are displayed along the first-floor corridor. Sculptures of his major works are also installed throughout the building, and a model of the church bell tied to his memories can be seen. On the second floor there are lodging facilities and an auditorium for group visitors.