Name : Korean Folk Village
Hangul : 한국 민속촌
Address : Korean Folk Village
107 Bora-dong, Giheung-ku, Yongin City,
Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 449-730
Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 449-730
Their contact : +82-031-288-0000 (phone); +82-031-286-4051 (fax)
admin@ikfv.co.kr ; http://www.koreanfolk.co.kr
Korean Folk Village 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.
The purpose of Korean Folk Village is to display elements of traditional Korean life and culture. There are multiple sections to the park. There are numerous replicas of traditional houses of the different social classes (peasant, landowner, yangban) and the various regions. The park also has a traditional street market, restaurants, and showcases of traditional wordworking and metalworking techniques. There are performances of traditional dances, equestrian skills, marriage ceremonies, and recreational activities.
The purpose of Korean Folk Village is to display elements of traditional Korean life and culture. There are multiple sections to the park. There are numerous replicas of traditional houses of the different social classes (peasant, landowner, yangban) and the various regions. The park also has a traditional street market, restaurants, and showcases of traditional wordworking and metalworking techniques. There are performances of traditional dances, equestrian skills, marriage ceremonies, and recreational activities.
An amusement park section has rides
and games, an art museum, a sculpture garden, a Korean Folk Museum, and
a World Folk Museum which highlights traditional lifestyles from around
the world. (wikipedia)
The Korean Folk Village is home to numerous collections of Korean cultural artifacts, providing an opportunity for Korean children to experience and learn the culture of their ancestors firsthand. The site provides a venue to promote traditional Korean culture to both domestic and international visitors, and provides an open-air learning place for succeeding generations. The village has been developed to convey the wisdom and the spirits of our ancestors to both domestic and international tourists. (koreanfolk)
The village has reproduced over 260 traditional houses reminiscent of the late Chosun Dynasty and has recreated the life of Korean people through the exhibition of various household goods. In about twenty workshops, various handicrafts including pottery making, winnows, round bamboo baskets, bamboo ware, round willow baskets, Korean paper, brassware, knotting and embroidery, paper umbrellas, musical instruments, furniture, farming tools and accessories are exhibited. Overall, visitors can catch a glimpse of the lifestyle of the ancient Korean people in the 300,000 pyeong natural location, experience diverse traditional life at the Folk Village, and enjoy the museum in addition to the folk museum.
1. Convenience Facilities
2. Manor House in the Southern part
3. Korean Herb Drugstore
4. Farmer's House in the Central part
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| Farmer's House |
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| Farmer's House |
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| Farmer's House |
5. Provincial Governor's Office
6. Performing Area
we can see 2 performance here :)- farmers music and dance, and
- acrobatics on a tightrope
that performance are performed twice. The farmers music and dance performed at 11.00 and 15.00 and the acrobatics performed at 11.30 and 15.30
fortunately, we didn't miss this performance....
i like acrobatics performance because it looked amazingg~ u know why ? because i saw a man walk in a tightrope without use anything to protect his body if he falls or something happen :( but thankfully, i never heard that man fall from that rope... wooww
ahh because i was too excited, i didn't take a picture :( but i will give you a picture that i found in google searching :)
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| acrobatics on a tightrope |
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| acrobatics on a tightrope |
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| acrobatics on a tightrope |
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| farmers music and dance |
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| farmers music and dance |
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| farmers music and dance |
7. A Nobleman's Family, Traditional Wedding
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| Traditional wedding |
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| Traditional wedding |
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| Traditional wedding |
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| Traditional wedding |
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| Traditional wedding |
someday i want to feel this too
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| enter the ceremony |
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| bow ^^ |
=)) kidding :) i'm too young to said it now :D :D
*too young ??!!!*
8. A Haunted House
9. Traditional Marketplace
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| traditional marketplace |
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| menu |
i recommend you to eat 해물파전 (hae-mul-pha-choen) : seafood with green onion pancake... it was sooo deliciouss... i like it :) :) even the price is so expensive there
but i like it :( it tasted different than the other place in seoul~
but the other food taste not too good :( maybe u can find more delicious food outside...
so try 해물파전
10. Pottery Living Museum
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| Pottery Living Museum |
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| me in pottery museum |
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| Pottery Living Museum |
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| Pottery Living Museum |
11. The Folk Museum
12. Museum
13. Amusement Structure Area
14. Snow Sled Ground
15. Art Museum
16. Sculpture Park
17. A Youth Hostel
18. Convention Center
19. World Folk Museum
20. Parking Space
