[영어듣기] 북촌8경중 가장 경치가 좋은 북촌 5,6경/자막 |한국여행/문화/역사가이드

Dense collection of Hanoks
The hanok alley at 31st Gahoe-dong includes the fifth, sixth and seventh view spots. You will find many pictures of this alley in shops. Here, you can see how hanoks in Bukchon are different from traditional hanoks.
At the fifth view spot, take a look at the hanoks along the alley. You will see that many of them have a wall of fixed sized stones with a red pattern on it. Some of them have windows made of glass instead of Korean paper and wood shutters on them. Don’t they look too small for upper class families in the past?
Most of them were actually built in the 1930s. Back then, the upper class began to collapse, as the power of the Joseon royal family weakened gradually. So, they found it difficult to maintain a large hanok. At the same time, people needed more houses due to the growth in population in Seoul during the industrialization period. So, private construction firms began to remove large hanoks and build smaller ones, and leased them to common people.
This is why hanoks in Bukchon are similar in size and shape. Although they have a modern vibe with its new materials like glass and ceramic tiles, they have a traditional structure with the building surrounding the yard.