SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeonju Hanok Village, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the southern provinces of South Korea, features more than 700 traditional Korean houses called ‘hanok’. Some of the houses were built during the Joseon dynasty, however most of the traditional hanok were built during the Japanese colonial era. More [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government will provide up to 180 million won (U.S. $151,200) worth of subsidies for the renovation of traditional houses. The announcement was made soon after an area of 550,000 square meters over five districts, including two of the oldest neighborhoods in the capital, was designated as a [...]
SEJONG, South Korea, Aug 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport unveiled a modern-styled ‘Model Hanok’ at 2 pm on Friday, August 23. The new hanok, or Korean traditional house, is cost-efficient at only about 60 percent of conventional construction costs and more comfortable than the traditional hanok. While interest in traditional [...]