Bukchon Hanok Village

 Bukchon was traditionally a residential area of the nobility during the Joseon period and did not undergo any significant changes until the 1920s. However, in the 1930s, Seoul’s administrative districts were expanded and its urban structure was transformed into its modern appearance. Housing management companies purchased large plots of land, woods, and fields and built a group of medium-sized hanok (traditional Korean house) on them. The current hanok residential areas such as Gahoe-dong , Samcheong-dong and Gye-dong were all established at that time.

                     

Bukchon hanok village

Bukchon hanok village



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