The popularity of hanok guest houses continues. Usually gathered around old city towns. These traditional Korean houses are favored not only by foreign tourists but also local travellers. Korean young people find it ‘exotic’ to stay in hanok guest houses, while older generations want to feel a long-
In the front yard or backyard of a traditional hanok house, there is an outdoor platform, sitting on which are traditionally shaped earthenware of various sizes. These containers, in which Korean fermented condiments are processed and stored, are called jangdok(s), and the platform is called jangdok
There are over 1,000 Starbucks stores in Korea. Most stores are in modern buildings in urban centers, but some are different. Here is a Starbucks in hanok (traditional Korean house) at the entrance of Mungyeong Saejae, a historical mountain pass at the height of 642 meters above sea level. The area
18th-century Korean painter Shin Yunbok is known for his genre paintings. In his famous work titled Jusa Geobae, meaning having a drink in a public house, we see how a public house worked in the late Joseon Dynasty era. Held in the collection of the Gansong Art Museum in Seoul, the painting depicts
