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Horseback martial arts at Korean Folk Village. Korean Folk Village ( Korean : 한국민속촌) is a living museum type of tourist attraction in the city of Yongin, a satellite city in the Seoul Metropolitan Area in the province of Gyeonggi in South Korea. It was first opened on October 3, 1974 (ground breaking in 1973 and completion in 1974).
Insa-dong. Insa-dong ( Korean : 인사동) is a dong, or neighborhood, in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. Its main street is Insadong-gil, which is connected to a number of alleys that lead deeper into the district, [ 1] with modern galleries and tea shops. [ 2] Historically, it was the largest market for antiques and artwork in Korea.
Ihwa pyŏk'wamaŭl. Ihwa Mural Village ( Korean: 이화 벽화마을 ), is an area of Ihwa-dong, Seoul near Naksan Park that was revitalized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism 's public art "Ihwa-dong Naksan Project" in 2006, with paintings and installation art of about 70 artists. [1] It is a popular destination for both locals and ...
Bukchon hanok maeul. McCune–Reischauer. Pukch'on hanok maŭl. Bukchon Hanok Village ( Korean : 북촌한옥마을) is a residential neighborhood in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It has many restored traditional Korean houses, called hanok. This has made it a popular tourist destination, which has caused some friction with the residents ...
Population. • Estimate. (2012) 2,500. Guryong Village ( Korean: 구룡마을) is a shanty town in Seoul, South Korea. It is just across a six-lane motorway from Dogok-dong of the affluent Gangnam District. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It has been called "the last slum in Seoul's glitzy Gangnam district", [ 4] "the last shanty town in Gangnam", [ 1] and "the ...
Seorae Village ( Korean : 서래마을 ), sometimes nicknamed "Montmartre", due to its hilltop location, or sometimes "French Village", is a small, affluent French ethnic enclave in Banpo-dong & Bangbae-dong, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2] It is home to about 560 French people, roughly 40% of the French community in South Korea.
Haebangchon is a small village in Yongsan-gu, in the center of Seoul, South Korea. It is accessible by public transport: it is close to Noksapyung Station of Line 6 of Seoul Metro. Most of the Yongsan-2-ga postal area and a part of Yongsan-1-ga are included. [ 2] It is overlooked by the Namsan Mountain and is south of the Namsan Tower .
Seochon ( Korean : 서촌) is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Jongno-gu in northern Seoul, South Korea. It translates as "West village" or "Western village" as it is west of the Gyeongbok Palace. It is also thought that the name could have derived from Mt Inwangsan as the mountain used to be called "Seosan" or "old mountain in the west." [ 1]