13 Cultural Heritage Sites in Korea

13 Cultural Heritage Sites in Korea

9. Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong

πŸ“Œ Near Andong and Gyeongju, South Korea

βœ… Established : 2010

PHOTO BY: VISIT KOREA

βœ… Established in the 14th and 15th centuries, Hahoe and Yangdong are excellent representations of the historic clan villages of Korea

βœ… A clan village refers to a village where a single clan or a small number of clans comprise the great majority of the total population or played a leading role in making decisions on important village affairs. Hahoe and Yangdong are Korea’s representative clan villages and yangban (nobility) villages.

10. Namhansanseong Fortress 

πŸ“Œ Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

βœ… Established : 2014

Photo By: Visit Korea

βœ… Namhansanseong Fortress is a very popular hiking and driving destination among locals and tourists. 

βœ… An excellent destination for those who wish to explore the historical monuments around Seoul city.

βœ… Historically, the fortress was built as an earthen wall during the Goguryeo Period – around 2,000 years ago. Due to its significance as a protection wall, they kept on renovating them and developed over time.

11. Baekje Historic Areas

πŸ“Œ  South Korea

βœ… Established : 2015

Photo By: Visit Korea

βœ… The Baekje historic areas are a collection of sites built over the different periods of Baekje, spanning nearly 700 years from B.C. 18 to A.D. 660.

12. Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea

πŸ“Œ Southern provinces of the Korean Peninsula

βœ… Established : 2018

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βœ… Sansa consists of seven Buddhist mountain monasteriesβ€”Tongdosa, Buseoksa, Bongjeongsa, Beopjusa, Magoksa, Seonamsa and Daeheungsa.

13. Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies

πŸ“Œ Korea

βœ… Established : 2019

PHOTO BY: VISIT KOREA

βœ… Korea’s Confucian Academies, called Seowon in Korean, were built throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. They served as schools for scholars to study and improve by following Confucian principles

βœ… Sosuseowon Confucian Academy was the first of these schools in Korea.

Source : http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_ENG_3_2.jsp

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