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Red Light District Turned Cultural Village Passes 1st Round of UNESCO Certification

JEONJU, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Seonmi Village, once Jeonju’s largest red light district, is turning into a village of art and culture, passing the first round of UNESCO certification. Jeonju City in North Jeolla Province announced on Thursday that the Seonosong Art Village Project had been selected by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO [...]

New ‘Art Village’ a Popular Attraction in Jeju

SEOGWIPO, Nov.23 (Korea Bizwire) – Sincheon village in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, has been reborn as an ‘Art Village’. The region is the shooting location of the movie ‘Sunshine’ (2014), which illustrates the struggles of a girl who is a North Korean defector becoming a pop artist. After a few pop art murals were painted during [...]