This restaurant was located in what is now Insa-dong, Jongno-gu, and was a branch of Myeongwolgwan.

Myeongwolgwan was built in 1909 by Ahn Sun-hwan, who was in charge of fishing boats and banquets while serving as the head of the royal household and the head of Jeonseonsa in the late Joseon Dynasty. From the beginning of Myeongwolgwan, high-ranking officials of the Korean Empire and pro-Japanese figures entered and exited, and later it became a place for secret talks between writers, journalists, and patriots who had infiltrated from abroad.

However, when Myeongwolgwan was burnt down in 1918, Ahn Sun-hwan opened Taehwagwan, a branch of Myeongwolgwan, at Sunhwagung Palace (now 194 Insa-dong, Jongno-gu), which was later renamed Taehwagwan. This place is famous as the place where national representatives gathered to read the Declaration of Independence and held a celebration during the March First Independence Movement.

29 out of 33 national representatives who completed preparations according to the national independence movement plan by February 28, 1919 (Kil Seon-ju, Kim Byeong-jo, Yu Yeo-dae, and Jeong Chun-su) did not attend because they were in the countryside. , As 2:00 p.m., the time of the declaration of independence, approached, Sohn Byeong-hee (孫秉熙) had Choi Rin (崔麟) make Taehwa-gwan owner Ahn Sun-hwan call the Japanese Government-General of Korea and say, “All of the national representatives held the ceremony for the declaration of independence at Taehwa-gwan and are now having a toast. ”Notified.

In response, about 80 Japanese police officers immediately rushed and surrounded Taehwagwan. At this time, the national representatives listened to Han Yong-un's meal declaring independence, chanted "Long live Korea's independence" in his spear, and were resolutely taken by the Japanese police. Along with this, the shouts of independence that began to rise in Pagoda Park spread throughout the country.

(Source: Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture)