One of the best cultural experiences I have ever had in Korea is the traditional Korean Folk Village in Yongin. Just a small stop away from Seoul, transport yourself into the Joseon Era and experience daily life as it was during that time. You will love this traditional village because Korea is such a beautiful country with a very rich culture. Step into this time warp and enjoy the Joseon Dynasty.
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Klook.comWatch a B-boy Dance
This fusion of Korean traditional Gukak music with modern dance is a must see. The performers will come out in masks paying homage to tradition. As the performance progresses watch them strip off their masks and break dance. If you stay throughout the show, you may even see them Gangnam Style.
View a Traditional Korean Wedding Ceremony
Watch the bride and groom come out in full attire and prepare to do a marriage ceremony together. You’ll first see the groom in his traditional deep blue hanbok and then you’ll watch as the lovely bride, completely dressed in stunning red joins him. Pay attention as they exchange drinks and ducks to become one as husband and wife. After the wedding, follow the procession to the marketplace for photos.
Check Out Historical KDrama and Movie Locations
Are you a fan of The Moon that Embraces the Sun, Masquerade, You Who Came from the Star, or Flying Six Dragons? If the answer to this is yes, you absolutely NEED to go here. This Folk Village has been the filming location for all these dramas and you too can wear hanbok and take photos where your favorite stars walked!
Learn About Traditional Craftsmen
Observe how people of the past made the goods we take for granted today. My favorite was the tobacco pipe maker because you could purchase his awesome handmade pipes. If that’s not cool, I don’t know what is.
Take Awesome Photos
I recommend you dress up in hanbok (not in the summer or winter) and get down with your bad self. Even if you don’t dress up, the pictures will still be phenomenal. It’ll blow you away to watch many people enjoying a couple date (wearing hanbok) or hiring photographers to take awesome photos.
I can’t recommend this place enough. This is for people of all ages and places. A little culture goes a long way and you’ll love seeing people in traditional clothes. Asian cultures are so unique so you should never miss an opportunity to watch how they celebrate their culture and traditions. For more information on the traditional Korean Folk Village, check out their website here.
Cost: For a regular adult ticket, it costs 15,000 won. For the full upgraded ticket to include the amusement park, it will be 23,000 won.
How to get there: Go to Suwon Station (Line 1) and take bus 37 or 10-5 from Jukjeon station. It takes about an hour by bus.
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This looks amazing! If only I lived closer to Gyeongi Province…. Love all your pictures btw, so colourful!
I wish you lived closer too! I would love to meet you sometime! 😀 I hope you can make it here one day!
I’m embarrassed to say I haven’t seen any of those movies. It looks like such a cool location, I’m going to see if any are on Netflix! I love finding books and movies to match my future travel destinations.
Be careful with Korean dramas because they are addictive. Once you start watching, you just can’t stop!
This seems like a wonderful way to get a glimpse of traditional Korean folk culture. I’ve been to similar places in the Netherlands and had a good time, though the place I visited was obviously only a trap for tourists. Is the wedding ceremony a reenactment? Or do people actually get married there?
The wedding ceremony is a reenactment, but they describe what’s going on and why. It’s pretty cool to see how the people back then got married.
This seems like such a great experience! I love diggin deep into the local culture, its the best way to discover a place in my opinion! I like the idea of dressing up too..I think it lets you feel like you’re a part of it. 🙂
this looks like such a cool place to visit and take photos! i’d probably be most intrigued by the artisans, too!
The artisans were definitely the most intriguing part. It puts your imagination to good use especially since we’re so used to technology nowadays. Like how did we do things before Google? It’s an awesome mindset.
I love watching korean series and fangirling over their way of life. This is something I’d love to try when we visit Korea. The houses really look like a set from a drama.
The houses are sets from dramas. 😉 A bunch of famous ones were filmed there. You will definitely fan girl hard core here!
I find foreign marriage ceremonies fascinating. I’d love to witness a Korean one!
I love learning about culture and traditions. It’s such a great way to understand where you are traveling or live. Thanks for sharing!
This place seems like so much fun! I’d love to see the tradition Korean wedding ceremony. It’s so important to keep a countries culture and heritage alive.
I agree. Culture is the fundamental of who we are! 🙂
Great post! I’d love to dress up in a hanbok and experience Korean culture firsthand. This excursion sounds like a breath of fresh air from the typical tourist attractions! Observing a bamboo fan maker is now on my Korean to-do list.
Great post!
Yes! Most places are tourist traps now a days, but places that are a bit further away from the hustle and bustle tend to be the best ones. The fans were so lovely when he was done with them.
I think this is amazing! I went to one of these maybe 10 or 12 years ago and I would love to go back now as an adult 🙂 Such good history!
No way! Did you come to Korea on holiday or did you live here?
This sounds exactly like the kind of place we like to visit with our kids! And to have it so close to Seoul will make it easy to do as a day trip. Thanks for the ideas. I will add to our Korea list.
Let me know when you go there! I would love to hear about your experience! There’s loads of things to do in Seoul and around the Gyeonggi area! I love that about Korea.
Such an informative post, Gina.
I’ve always wanted to try on a hanbok. Maybe next time when I get the chance. Pretty photos btw 🙂
Thanks, Hanani! If you go, let me know. A hanbok is so comfy!
I only had a chance to experience Jeonju’s Hanok Village while I was there but it really made an impression on me and I went there twice! The food was the big draw for me haha but I think that if they had masked b-boys, I would’ve returned more than once. Did you end up picking a handmade pipe for yourself? I wish I had gotten to see a Korean wedding ceremony but I was never invited to one unfortunately 🙁
I actually didn’t end up picking up one of those pipes because they were kind of expensive, but it was a beautiful experience to watch them being made. I’m probably not going to get invited to a Korean marriage ceremony any time soon so the reenactment was awesome. I feel the same regret because I couldn’t see a Japanese wedding ceremony in Japan.
Wonderful post! Sadly I wasn’t able to visit this place while I was in Seoul. But at least I know what place to visit when I return!
I hope you get a chance to visit it! It’s something that should definitely be on your to do list! 🙂
Oh this looks like a really lovely folk village! I’ve been to a few since living here in Korea, but this particular one looks like it has so much to do in and around it.
Thank you for sharing!
This folk village is enormous! You could easily spend a day looking around and enjoying everything about Korea.
Gina, I’ve been wanting to check out Korean dramas that focus on the past (love their costumes, traditions, architecture), which of the ones listed (The Moon that Embraces the Sun, Masquerade, You Who Came from the Star, or Flying Six Dragons) would you recommend? also, where do you find english subs?
I actually have a friend who downloads them and gives them to me. Lol. He finds them on Kick Ass Torrents along with the English subs. My all time favorite is You Who Came from the Star followed by The Moon that Embraces the Sun. Watch those and you’ll be hooked.
Great place to introduce Korean culture. We watched tje equestrian feats there, too. But I think we spent more our time at the small amusement park there. Because of the kids:-).
I’ve heard of this place, but sadly haven’t actually gone there!
I’ll have to give it a shot sometime.
It’s neat they do all those activities!
This is a lovely and picturesque village. I can see that still retains a pristine and old world charm. It must have been a fascinating experience, something like stepping back in time. The wedding ceremony seems fascinating too.