Bukchon Hanok Village

There is one more interested place in Seoul. Small village with well preserved heritage called Bukchon Hanok Village. Buckhon is home to hundreds of traditional houses in Joseon Dynasty. In spite of the location in downtown of the city, but the village provide traditional nuance with beautiful scenery through its Hanok housing. Bukchon is a unique village, although it looks like public museum but it remains a residential area, where people still live inside the traditional house. Moreover, it has a good view, real neighbourhood, and far away from the city crowd or traffic. Bukchon Hanok Village proves that Seoul is a city of contrast. Even though it’s located in downtown, Bukchon shows that Seoul has various buildings in one area. From ancient palaces to high technology skycraper made from steel and glass, from ancient texts to the highest speed internet access in the world. 

Nowadays, Bukchon Hanok Village consist of 900 hanok buildings, some of it used as restaurants, tea houses, cultural centers, museums, craft and art shops. It’s provide cultural experiences to the visitors. There are some popular house which usually visited by the visitors. There are Bukchon Traditional Culture Centre, Seoul Intangible Cultural Heritage Center, Donglim Knot Museum, Gahoe Museum, Han Sangsu Embroidery Museum, Bukchon Asian Art Museum, and Owl Museum. For those who want to reach the Bukchon Hanok Village by foot can leave Anguk Station and walk to the north for 10 minutes. 

Here are some photos about panoramic view which taken by my friend, Seu Gu.

Gahoe-dong

Panoramic view of Changdeokgung Palace

Wonseo-dong Gongbang-gil

Gahoe-dong area

Hillside area at 31 Gahoe-dong

Gahoe-dong Alley (Harmony) downhill looking up

Gahoe-dong Alley uphill looking down

Samcheong-dong stone stairway alley

 

Architecture View (photos taken by Agil)

Photos taken by Raysa