Jeonju is well-known for its signature culinary dish, Jeonju Bihimbap (boiled rice mixed with vegetables). This cultural city is now home to the Jeonju Hanok Life Experience, offering visitors a chance to experience life as it was for the yangban upper class of the Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1910).

A Traditional Hanok compound has ten rooms, separated into women’s (anchae) and men’s (sarangchae) areas. The rooms can house two or three people. Traditional decorations have been used down to the smallest detail, such as stone floors and furniture crafted by skilled Korean artisans. Tourists spend the night and receive training in etiquette, cooking and playing traditional instruments and courtyard games.

Room rates vary from 50,000 Won to 100,000 inclusive of breakfast. The Hanok life experience program is situated inside a large Hanok village with 800 traditional houses.
For more information: Tel – (063) 287-6300


Jeonju Traditional Culture Centre

The Jeonju Traditional Culture Centre is part of the Jeonju Hanok Village and is part of the Jeonju local government’s plans to make the city into a cultural tourist hub. The centre houses a Korean classical music theatre, a traditional culinary exhibit allowing tourists to sample dishes, citizen’s education centre, traditional wedding ceremony area, traditional tea house and game courtyard. For more information about the centre and the types of package tours available contact the following: tel: (063) 280-7000/1 web site:
www.jtculture.or.kr