Today was a great day! I was able to finally get out and do some sight seeing and it was more than I had expected. Here is a little information on Hanok Village and then you can see the videos to back it up :)
Hanok Village was on the Jeonju River-side outside West Gate, which is near present-day Daga-dong. In 1907, the western part of the City Wall was demolished to make way for the Whole Army Highway. The complete demolition of Eastern part of the City Wall in late 1991 marked the end of Jeonju City. For several years after 1930, Koreans started to build Hanok Village throughout the PungNam-dong and Gyo-dong area. Looking over from Omokdae, the Hanok Village in Gyo-dong and Pungnam-dong shows majestic ridges of octagonal roofs with beautiful round lines and shapes. Located in the city of Jeonju, Jeonju Hanok Village in South Korea overlaps Pungnam-dong and Gyo-dong.
The features of the village include:
- The village consists of over 800 traditional Korean houses called Hanok houses.
- While the rest of city has been industrialized, Hanok Maeul has not changed a bit, and still retains its old traditions.
- Its roof curves make the village special. The roof edges being slightly raised to the sky is unique.
- Hanok houses are generally divided into two sections, Anchae and Sarangchae. Anchae is also known as Gyusu room, and is furnished accordingly. Sarangchae is where the men dwell, called Seonbi room.
- Another trait of Hanok is that all the houses are heated with the ondol system, a heating system in which the floor is heated from beneath. As the heat radiates from the floor, the entire room is heated.
- A part of Hanok has been set aside so that tourists can experience traditional Korean life, called Hanok Life Experience Hall. The Seonbi room and the Gyusu room are warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
- The food provided here is very traditional, which adds to the traditional ambience.
- The village consists of over 800 traditional Korean houses called Hanok houses.
- While the rest of city has been industrialized, Hanok Maeul has not changed a bit, and still retains its old traditions.
- Its roof curves make the village special. The roof edges being slightly raised to the sky is unique.
- Hanok houses are generally divided into two sections, Anchae and Sarangchae. Anchae is also known as Gyusu room, and is furnished accordingly. Sarangchae is where the men dwell, called Seonbi room.
- Another trait of Hanok is that all the houses are heated with the ondol system, a heating system in which the floor is heated from beneath. As the heat radiates from the floor, the entire room is heated.
- A part of Hanok has been set aside so that tourists can experience traditional Korean life, called Hanok Life Experience Hall. The Seonbi room and the Gyusu room are warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
- The food provided here is very traditional, which adds to the traditional ambience.
The pictures and video do no justice for the beauty this place has to offer. I'm looking forward to going back in the deep spring time when everything is in bloom but I'm sure my sinuses are going to hate me for that decision!
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