Yangnim-dong Penguin Village Craft Street (양림동 펭귄마을공예거리)
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Yangnim-dong Penguin Village Craft Street (양림동 펭귄마을공예거리)

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

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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.
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Website
www.instagram.com/yanglim_craft_street
Hours
10:00-18:00
Closed
Mondays
Parking
Available
Fee
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Visitors also explore Arie-ne guesthouse (아리네 게스트하우스), Lee Jang-woo's House (이장우 가옥) and 10y Ground (10년후그라운드) near this location.

Location

35.14022, 126.91629

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