Yangnim-dong Penguin Village Craft Street (양림동 펭귄마을공예거리) travel photo 1
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Yangnim-dong Penguin Village Craft Street (양림동 펭귄마을공예거리)

92-8 Baekseo-ro, Nam-gu, Gwangju

About This Place

Yangnim-dong Penguin Village Craft Street is a narrow alleyway located behind the Yangnim-dong Community Center. The village, named because of the way the elderly residents appear to waddle like penguins, has become an exhibition space of life in the 70s and 80s. Villagers cleaned up empty houses that had been burnt down and left unattended in the past, brought discarded items, and began displaying them on the village walls. "Let's be thankful for living at that time" was engraved on the village wall. It also has historical culture, such as the House of Choe Seunghyo, the House of Missionary Uilsa, and Owen Memorial Hall. The Penguin Jumak in the middle of the village was the residents' gathering place, selling small but necessary items. Various workshops, such as leather workshops, textile workshops, and carpentry workshops, are located on Craft Street, so you can purchase pretty crafts or experience upcycling crafts with a retro vibe in which the historical and the modern coexist.
Address
92-8 Baekseo-ro, Nam-gu, Gwangju
Operating Hours
10:00-18:00
Closed Days
Mondays
Parking Information
Available
Inquiry Center
+82-62-674-5707
Experience Guide
Various hands-on activities
Restrooms
Available
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