Seongeup Folk Village

Visiting the Seongeup Folk Village in northeastern Jeju is like stepping back to a time before honking horns, flashing neon and a Parisian bakery on every corner.

The village is located in the middle of a wide plain on the island. With the oreum (which refers to a tiny volcanic zone that contains a volcanic cone) surrounding it like a folding screen, you are likely feel at peace in this place.

Seongeup  is the best preserver of ancient Korean traditions. It became designated as a Folk Village because of its vast cultural heritage.

When you visit the Seongeup Folk Village, Jeju you would find that there are various residential houses, shrines of Confucius, schools and many ancient government offices, millstones and ruins of fortresses.

This is a great place to learn, displaying so much sort of Korean Traditional things. You will be able to learn lots of exciting Korean culture

Many still live in these traditional thatched houses, but if the gate poles outside their house are all on the floor, then you are free to enter.

Besides the residential buildings, there are Confucian shrines, old government offices, stone structures, fortress ruins, ox-pulled millstones, black lava rock walls and dolharubang, the last two being unique to the island.

The unique characteristics of Jeju architecture are simplicity, practicality, harmony with surrounding landscape and constructed using locally available natural materials.

Seongeup was designated Provincial Folk Material #5 and was promoted to National Folk Asset #188 in June of 1984.

The local black-haired pigs and tongsi (pigsty / restroom)
are especially well-known characteristics of Jeju folk culture.