Yangdong Folk Village was designated a World Heritage in 2010. It's a traditional village from the Joseon Dynasty and famous for the resident of Yangban, intellectuals of upper class.
It took about 30 minutes from Gyeongju Station to Yangdong. The bus stopped by the main road and I had to walk 15 minutes reaching the village. Two young girls getting off at the same stop were going there too. I just follow them. It was countryside with nothing but hills, trees, a rive and a bridge being buiｌt. In front of the village, many people gathered in the square of a primary school. It seemed there was an event.
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| The place I got off from the bus |
The village was just on the slope behind that school. The May day was very hot and a huge number of hornets there. I even couldn't find a seat for visitors to have a break. The village is traditional and living -- people still live there, and they build house of the past style in the past way. The advantage of that is the original, otherwise, the disadvantage is also that "original".
I planned to stay at Yangdong for all the afternoon time, walk around, buy some handicrafts or just sit and think. But I only spent an hour there, because it was boring. There were few activities for visitor -- no mini museums and handicraft shops, few cottages could be walked in, and only two cafes and a local flower shop. It was just a village in Korean countryside!
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| Cottage of upper-class family |
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| Cottage of common family |
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| A wall built in traditional way |
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