Having experienced the fun optical illusions in the Jeju Trick Art Museum, next we had a lunch at the Korean Traditional Food Centre. This time we had cabbage kimchi, rolled eggs, potatoes and salted fish. Probably because we all were exhausted doing multi poses at the Trick Art Museum before plus the cold and windy environment, it made us felt very hungry and made the foods tasted fabulous!!
Finished our meal, we prayed (Jamak Zohor & Asar) at one small room provided next to the restaurant. The room was completed with attached bathroom, got some pillows and mattress, probably a rest room for the restaurant staff. Well I'm just guessing. Nevertheless, it was very convenience!
One of the Jeju's famous souvenir is CHOCOLATE. There are various unique flavour of chocolate but among the most sought out are Tangerine and Cactus! There are also Chocolate Museum in Jeju however it was not in our itinerary so here, Vincent brought us to the souvenir shop next to the restaurant for us to buy the chocolate. The price was quite cheap where you can get 4 boxes of chocolate (each box = 15 pieces) at 10,000 Won!!
So after chocolate shopping session and freshen up, we back to our itinerary and proceed to next destination.
iv) Jeju Folk Village Museum
With a total of 117 houses and facilities, Jeju Folk Village Museum has restored the scenes of the village to that of the 1890’s. Among them are Mountain Village, Hill-Country Village, Fishing Village and Shamanism Village. On land of more than 40 acres it has been reconstructed following long-term research and analysis of experts. Some of the extensive range of folk items on display are 1,627 wooden ware, 1,046 bamboo ware, 1,699 earthenware, 1,544 porcelain ware, 765 wax candles, 921 ironware and 579 other items. The Jeju Folk Village Museum is the island’s main tourist attraction where customs of the old days can be explored.
We arrived here around 1.15pm. A beautiful sunny but windy day allowed us time to stroll and take in the grounds while Vincent gave information about the ancient Korean life.
Since March 2006, Dae Jang Geum Mini Theme Park located at the Jeju Folk Village, offers various things for visitors to see. Dae Jang Geum is Korean's drama which shooting had been done in this Folk Village to suit with the historical theme. Many of the scenes from episodes 27 to 32 in which Jang Geum learns medicine as a maid were filmed at Jeju Folk Village. Visitors can appreciate the amazing scenic beauty of Jeju as well as experience the traditional culture of Jeju at this theme park.
Address
631-34, Minsokhaean-ro, Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do
Operating Hours
October – February 08:30 – 17:00
March 08:30 - 17:30
April – July 15th 08:30 – 18:00
July 16th – August 08:30 – 18:30
September 08:30 – 18:00
Admission / Participation Fees
Individuals - Adults 10,000 won / Seniors 8,000 won / Teenagers 7,000 won / Children 6,000 won
Groups - Adults 8,000 won / Seniors 6,000 won / Teenagers 4,500 won / Children 4,000 won
From this...........
Into these blooming flowers.
Here we can have a look at how Koreans lived in the past before all the tall buildings were built. It's quite an interesting journey. We had a very good time discovering the different houses that corresponded to different areas of the island and different social statuses even they actually look about the same ;=)
The traditional houses in Jeju featured a type of outer log fence known as Jeongnang instead of a gate. This Jeongnang was used as a tool to denote whether the owner of a house was in or out and also served as an implement to keep cows and horses in. The story behind the number of wooden logs that were put across the front gates was quite interesting to me.
Well, The Jeongnang consisted of three logs. The state of the Jeongnang was used to ascertain the scope of the homeowner’s social life. The presence of all three logs in their original location meant that nobody was home and the owner had gone out to a distant place. Conversely, the owner was at home when all three logs were down. If two logs were in use, then the owner was going to be out for a long time; however, the owner was expected back shortly when only one log was used. As such, these three logs became a means for the owner of the house and potential guests to exchange information. As the presence of all three logs meant that the owner of the house would be away for many days, other villagers would stop by and take care of his cows and pigs. This Jeongnang was in fact a symbol of the peaceful atmosphere characterized by trust, honesty and purity that prevailed within villages.
It was such a big area. There are houses for pharmacy, farmer house, diver house, hunter house and many more. But honestly most of it looks just like the same. But no harm to just enjoy the view, read the info and increase our history knowledge level right?
We took just 40mins to complete our tour. And here we were back to the entrance to exit this village.
Overall I enjoyed my visit here. This folk village is truly a great place to learn about traditional villages and a lovely insight into Korean life. It's always good to know traditional knowledge from around the world. Don't forget to take pictures! :)
Next post for my next destination.
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