28 Oct 2008, Posted by Matt in Historic Korea, Seoul, 17 Comments
Seoul’s North Village: Bukchon
A mom walks her brightly-clad, school-bound kids down an alley in Seoul’s historic Bukchon neighborhood. The modern Samseong Tower is in the distance.
(A version of this text aired on KBS World Radio on October 18, 2008.)
During the Joseon Dynasty, Seoul had both a north village and a south village. While the south village was home to lower ranking officials, the north village, called Bukchon (북촌), was built between Gyeongbuk and Changdeok palaces, and was historically home to high ranking palace officials.
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