Bukchon Hanok Village, a neighborhood like a mother’s house in the middle of Seoul

Bukchon Hanok Village is located between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace. Bukchon got its name because it is located north of Cheonggyecheon and Jonggak. This was the residence of high-ranking officials during the Joseon Dynasty, and it was good to live because it had beautiful scenery and was close to the palace. In the 1920s, the role of national capitalist Jeong Segwon, who ran a housing development company called ‘Geonyangsa’, played a major role in Bukchon’s establishment as a small urban hanok. After buying a large parcel of land in Bukchon, he built and sold small, comfortable, improved hanoks for the middle class and common people. Thanks to this, Bukchon was able to survive while inheriting the tradition. ‘Bukchon 8 Views’ is a course that connects the famous sights of Bukchon. Scene 1 Changdeokgung Palace View, Scene 2 Wonseo-dong Gongbang-gil, Scene 3 Gahoe-dong 11th Street, Scene 4 Gahoe-dong 31 Hill, Scene 5 Gahoe-dong Alley (uphill), Scene 6 Gahoe-dong Alley (downhill), Scene 7 Gahoe-dong 31 Beongji, Scene 8 It is a stone stairway in Samcheong-dong. After touring the 8 Views of Bukchon, it is good to walk through Samcheong-dong, Gamgodang-gil, and Insa-dong to enjoy the beauty and taste of the alleys.

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