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The Korean Folk Village was the first open-air museum constructed in South Korea. [1] Construction of the Korean Folk Village began as a way to preserve traditional Korean culture and customs, including traditional Korean architecture, food, and clothing in response to the rapid westernisation and industrialisation of Korea during the 1960s. [1]
Hometown Village (Korean: 고향마을; Hanja: 故鄕마을; RR: Gohyang Maeul; Russian: Кохян Маыль) is a community of eight apartment buildings and enclave of Sakhalin Koreans at 39 Yonghagongwon-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, South Korea. [1] [2] It is the largest enclave of Sakhalin Koreans in the country. [3]
Naganeupseong Folk Village (Korean: 낙안읍성; Hanja: 樂安邑城) is a Korean historic village located in Nagan-myeon, Suncheon, South Jeolla, South Korea. [1] This well-preserved walled town served as an administrative core for the county during the Joseon Dynasty and it is designated as historical site N0. 302.
The village is a valuable part of Korean culture because it preserves Joseon period-style architecture, folk traditions, valuable books, and an old tradition of clan-based villages. It is listed by the South Korean government with UNESCO as a World Heritage Site with Yangdong Folk Village in 2010 [ 2 ] and attract around 1 million visitors ...
Kijŏng-dong is one of two villages permitted to remain in the 4 km (2.5 mi) wide DMZ set up under the 1953 armistice during the Korean War; [6] [8] the other is the South Korean village of Daeseong-dong, [8] 2.22 kilometers (1.38 mi) away.
Seongeup Folk Village (Korean: 성읍민속마을) is a traditional Korean folk village in Pyoseon-myeon [], Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea. [1] [2] It has been continually inhabited for around 600 years, since the 15th century, and is maintained to resemble its traditional pre-modern form.
Jeonju Hanok Village (Korean: 전주한옥마을) is a village in the city of Jeonju, South Korea, and overlaps with the Pungnam-dong and Gyo-dong neighborhoods. The village contains over 800 Korean traditional houses called Hanok . [ 1 ]
Gwangju Koryoin Village (Korean: 광주고려인마을) is an enclave of Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union) in Wolgok-dong , Gwangsan District, Gwangju, South Korea. [1] Along with Ansan's Ttaetgol Village, it is one of the largest communities of Koryo-saram in the country. [2] It had around 7,000 Koryo-saram residents by 2022.