Photo essay: Far and close Korea

The people of this country are diligent and faithful to their work. South Korea is one of the few countries to create modern technologies, but they prize their ancient culture, traditions, customs and language above everything. South Koreans refer to themselves as Hanguk-in or simply Han-in (literally "great people"), or they refer themselves as Hanguk-saram. If you are curious about the traditional house or life style of ancient Korea, why don't you visit The Korean Folk Village featuring the historical heritage of the Koreans. The purpose of Korean Folk Village is to display elements of traditional Korean life and culture. There are multiple sections to the park. There are numerous replicas of traditional houses of the different social classes (peasant, landowner, yangban) from various regions.