Jeonju Hanok Village has 700 traditional
Korean houses, Hanok that are still home to residents today. Hanok Village is
the best-preserved living traditional village. It is one of the most popular
tourist attractions in Korea. Jeonju also hosted the FIFA World Cup 2002, which
saw grand scale refurbishments to many areas in Jeonju for World Cup visitors.
Many traditional and historic sites are
excellently preserved in Jeonju such as Gyeonggi Palace, Jeondong Catholic
Church, Pungnam-dong, Omokdae, Hyanggyo, Gwonhwon Fortress ruins, Namgo
Fortress and many others historic sites. There are also traditional culture
learning centers such as art crafts exhibition halls, master products
exhibition centers, Hanok Living Experience centers, traditional alcohol museum,
Hanji centers, and herbal medicine experience centers. People can also
participate in learning about and making traditional art crafts such as
Hapjukseon or Taegukseon (fans) along with trying out the traditional tea shops
and restaurants. Jeonju offers visitors much to see, do and eat.
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