Korean
Folk Village
The Korean
Folk Village is home to numerous collections of
Korean cultural artifacts, providing an opportunity
for Korean children to experience and learn the
culture of their ancestors firsthand. The site
provides a venue to promote traditional Korean
culture to both domestic and international visitors,
and provides an open-air learning place for succeeding
generations. The village has been developed to
convey the wisdom and the spirits of our ancestors
to both domestic and international tourists.
The lifestyle of Korean people, with
a history extending back more than 5,000 years,
abruptly changed following the Kabo Peasant War
(1894), the Japanese invasion of Korea (1910-1945),
and the Korean War (1950-1953). When the Korean
economy surged in the 1960s, the Office of Cultural
Properties started to value the establishment
and operation of a folk museum. The economy, society,
and culture in Korea underwent a tremen-dous change
in pursuit of the Saemaeul Movement (movement
for regional development), promoted nationwide
in the 1970s. During this period, the government,
influenced by the Foreigners' Tourism Promotion
Policy, formedan advisory council on January 15,
1972 to research the establishment of the Korean
Folk Village. Accordingly, the Korean Folk Village
was foundedon May 8, 1973, and the privatization
of the Folk Village was officially approved by
the government on September 18, 1973. |
