A Folk Village Where Queen Elizabeth Has Once Visited.
Andong Hahoe Village, nestling along the Nakdong-gang, is a folk village which maintains the Korean traditional houses and is a clan village of the Pungsan Ryu family.
Spreading over 480,000 square meters, the entire village has been designated as Important Folk Material No.122 and contains nearly 290 tile-roofed houses and straw-thatched houses of the Joseon Period.
Besides, Hahoe Village possesses 3 treasures such as Chunghyodang (Treasure No.414) where Ryu Seong-Ryong, a scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, was born and raised, Yangjindang (Treasure No.306) which is the head house of the Pungsan Ryu family and Jingbirok (National Treasure No.132), a memoir that Ryu Seong-Ryong wrote when the Japanese invaded Korea in 1592 and 9 important folk materials including Hadong Old House (Important Folk Material No.177).
A famous folk performance presented in this village, Hahoe Byeolsingut Mask Dance is a kind of mask drama presented by performers wearing Hahoe masks.
This performance is designated as Intangible Cultural Property No.69 and 11 Hahoe masks, the oldest masks in Korea, are designated as National Treasure No.121.
Mask Museum stands at the entrance of a village exhibits about 200 Korean traditional masks and 100 foreign masks from 15 countries and offers visitors an opportunity to appreciate Hahoe Byeolsingut Mask Dance free of charge on weekends.
Hahoe Village is also famous as a place where Queen Elizabeth has once visited and attracts more than 450,000 tourists throughout the year.
If you are interested in the Korean traditional culture, don’t forget to drop by this village at least once!

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- Andong Hahoe Village (PDF file , 603KB)
- Hahoe Mask Dance Drama