Traditional Korean Lifestyle Harmonized With Nature.

From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: July 20, 2000 | Copyright information

Chirye Artist Town, a 45-minute drive mostly on an unpaved road east of Andong City in Kyongsang-pukto, is nestled in the midst of rich mountainous flora and pristine forests.

Overlooking the meandering Naktong River, the town is deemed as one of the very few ecological habitats in the southern half of the Korean peninsula.

Visitors to the town, located exactly opposite the much-publicized``Hahoe Maul,'' can get a genuine taste of traditional Korean living culture in harmony with untainted nature.

The birth of the town traces back to 1990, when a cluster of ...

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