Jeonju Hanok Village

Jeonju Hanok Village
전주한옥마을
Village
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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] The village is famous among Koreans and tourists because of its traditional buildings that strongly contrast with the modern city around it. The village was designated as an International Slow City in 2010 in recognition of its relaxed pace of life where traditional culture and nature blend harmoniously.[2] The number of visitors to Jeonju Hanok Village has increased sharply since the 2000s. The visitor numbers more than doubled from 2007 to 2014, from 3.17 million to 7.89 million. Excluding Seoul, Jeonju is ranked third among major tourist cities throughout Korea, behind Jeju and Busan.[3]

  1. ^ "Jeonju Hanok Village [Slow City]". 대한민국구석구석 행복여행(happy travel in Korea). Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  2. ^ "A trip to Jeonju Hanok Village". Stripes.Korea. 2014-08-29. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  3. ^ "한옥마을 보러 연 800만명 북적…'4대 관광도시'로 뜬 전주 (8 millions visitors are coming to Jeonju for Jeonju Hanok Village... rising one of the four touring city)". 한국경제(hankyung). 2015-11-07. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23.