Bukchon Hanok Village
Hundreds of traditional hanok on a hillside, with Seoul below the lanes
A fuller guide to this place, built from 6 sources, is written in Traditional Chinese.
Being there
Mornings are quietest. People live here: avoid the lanes after five and on Sundays.
The story
Since the Joseon dynasty this hillside has been home to the nobility, its grey tiled roofs stepping down the slope in rows. Look down from a corner of the lanes and you see the towers of modern Seoul.
