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In general, hanok experiences refer to the activity of spending one or two nights in a well-preserved hanok carefully selected among hanok from the Josen Period to modern days. Some of them only provide bedrooms. In such cases, guests cannot but eat out. With the opening of Ragung, the first hanok spa hotel in Korea, in 2007, visitors can enjoy their stay in a hanok hotel more conveniently.
Ragung was used as the house of Yun Ji-hu, a hero in the popular drama ‘Boys over Flowers.’ Thus, it is familiar to Asian fans of Korean dramas. The name Ragung means Shilla (“La”) Dynasty Palace (“gung” in Korean). The entire structure is comprised of a total of 16 individual hanok linked with each other through a corridor. Each individual hanok has three bedrooms and an open-air spa where guests can enjoy a hot-spring bath in comfort.
- Unlike the hanok that most people are familiar with, the hanok hotel offers bedrooms with beds. Many people think that the provision of a bed disagrees with tradition. However, this is based on research results stating that upper class people used beds in the Silla Dynasty (57 BC -935 AD). Traditional Korean food course meals are provided for breakfast and dinner. Ragung is highly recognized for its architectural values that won the 2007 Korea Wood Building Prize.
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In addition to Ragung, the Shilla Millennium Park also has a road called “Cheonnyeongodo” that reproduced the village of the Shilla upper class. The village comprises of hanok dating back to that period, in line with experts knowledge and based on the housing regulation section of the Samguksagi (Historical Record of the Three Kingdoms) and unearthed relics. Visitors can see replicas of various forms of hanok in which people of different social classes lived. In each house, guides explain the features of houses for people of different social classes and the daily lives of people of the Silla Dynasty.
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At the 12 workshops in the park specializing in metalwork, woodwork, glasswork, earthenware, dyeing, etc., visitors can see the craftsmen engaged in the work and experience the craft making process, remembering the Silla Period, the golden age in the country’s cultural history.
For inquiries or reservations, please contact 82-54-778-2100 or visit http://www.smpark.co.kr
