Monday, September 15, 2014

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park 동대문역사문화공원





Located right outside of the subway station and next to the Dongdaemun market, the Dongdaemun History and Culture Park weaves around Dongdaemun Design Plaza.

 


















 








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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Namsangol Hanok Village 남산골한옥마을



"Namsangol Hanok Village is a collection of five hanoks (traditional Korean houses) from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), recovered from different parts of the city and relocated to the northern foot of Namsan mountain. The interiors of each of these five houses reflect owners from different walks of life, from the middle class to the yangban (who were mainly high government officials, noblemen and aristocrats)."
[taken from http://www.visitseoul.net/en/article/article.do?_method=view&art_id=497&lang=en&m=0004003002009&p=03]




Hanboks 한복 - traditional Korean dress


the kitchen


vats of kimchi, a Korean staple food

palanquins where nobles would be carried in





weaving machine

room where ceremonies honoring ancestors were held







a difficult traditional game called tuho 투호 where the objective is to throw sticks into a pot or canister