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Jeonju Hanok Village ( 전주한옥마을 )
Place Category: Attraction and Historic Sites
- The Jeonju Hanok Village is the section of Jeonju where houses and buildings made in the traditional Korean architectural style, ‘hanok’, are preserved.There are over 800 traditional Korean ‘hanok’ houses in the village. Jeonju Hanok village is especially beautiful for its curved roof-lines, the roof edges being slightly raised skyward is unique.Hanok houses are generally divided into two sections, Anchae and Sarangchae. Anchae is also known as Gyusu room, and is furnished accordingly. Sarangchae is where the men dwell, and is referred to as the Seonbi room. Because men and women have to remain separate, Anchae is situated deep inside the house so that it is secretive and quiet.