Tag: culture

Overlooking Jeonju from Donggosa Temple

  Turn your eyes towards the east from Jeonju Hanok Village, just below the top of the mountain, you can…

Golden Autumn in Jeonju Hyanggyo (Confucian School)

The beauty of the traditional hanok buildings in Jeonju Hanok Village is well-known. However, the locals say that the most…

Alleyways Surrounding Jeonju Confucian School

When leaves turn yellow, orange, and red, it’s the best time of the year to visit Jeonju Hyanggyo (Confucian school)….

Jeonju Wanpanbon Culture Center

Recently, Jeonju Book Festival was held in Jeonju Wanpanbon Culture Center. Although the center is located in the Hanok Village,…

Korea Traditional Culture Center

As the season of typhoons passes away, it gets chillier during mornings and evenings. The clear autumn sky makes me…

Traditional Korean Tea houses in Jeonju: Dainchon and Wansan Dawon

The autumn has begun. But it seems that I still need a break to recover from the summer heat. Today,…

Korean Culture Alive at Jeonju National Intangible Heritage Center

The view of the Jeonjuchun River from the Namchungyo Bridge (that connects the Hanok Village and Seohakdong district) is one…

If You’re In Hanok Village, Don’t Miss Jaman Mural Village Too

Jeonju Hanok Village is the most famous tourist landmark of Jeonju. Yet, there’s another landmark next to the Hanok Village….

Witness the Future of Cities in Jeonju

What makes the world-famous cities such as London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, and others so attractive is their own uniqueness. As…

Guided Tour to the Gyeonggijeon Palace

The Gyeonggijeon Palace takes up about 1/5 of the vast Jeonju Hanok Village. Gyeonggijeon is the shrine of Taejo, the…

Jeonju , History that spans over a millennia

Jeonju’s deep historic roots, the region’s source of pride and fountain of artistic inspiration.  Centuries’ worth of artistic spirit is…

Korea Jeonju, a city possessing one-thousand years of history

Jeonju, a city possessing one-thousand years of history Jeonju, a city where the old meets the new. Like an old…