Jeonju Hanok village is a traditional village in Jeonju city where traditional culture and nature blend harmoniously. The village contains over 800 Korean traditional houses called Hanok. Jeonju Hanok village is one of the most famous traditional villages in Korea and it attracts so many tourists coming here.
So, what to do at Jeonju Hanok village?
Experiencing Hanbok, Korea traditional dress
The first thing that we should do when we arrive here is go to a hanbok rental shop to rent a nice Korea traditional dress. Walking around exploring a traditional village while wearing a traditional dress is a must. Almost of people coming here wear Hanbok so we will feel like we are back to Joseon Dynasty.
There are 2 kind of dresses here are Korea traditional dress called Hanbok with the rental fee around 15,000won ~ 30,000won and 19th century costume for around 30,000won ~ 50,000won. There are so many rental shops here for you to choose. And we rent at Areum cheonsa (์๋ฆ์ฒ์ฌ). Here, they have both Hanbok and 19th century costume.
After changing clothes, we can choose accessories and then the staff will help us make hair style.
Let’s back to 19th century at Jeonju Hanok village!
Visiting historical places: Jeondong Cathedral and Gyeonggijeon.
Jeondong Cathedral
The Jeondong Catholic Church is the largest and oldest western-style structure in the Jeollanam-do and Jeollabuk-do provinces. Its architectural style is a mixture of theย Romanesque and Byzantine styles and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Korea. Itโs really high and located in front of the Hanok village so we can easily see it.
Entrance fee: free
Gyeonggijeon
Gyeonggijeon is also located in front of the Jeonju Hanok Village, at the opposite of Jeondong Cathedral. Gyeonggijeon is designated as the Private Historical Landmark of Korea where the portrait of Lee Seonggae is enshrined.
If you are K-drama lover you will realize that this place has appeared in โโMoonlight Drawn by Cloudsโโ dramas.
Entrance fee: 3,000won
Beside those places, there are hundred traditional houses here.
Most of them are designed to be souvenir shops, restaurants, cafรฉ shops, Korea folk games experience houses or guest house, homestays.
