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Yangdong Village, Korea — August 25, 2013

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  1. Ruth says:

    Pictures are worth a thousand words…so true!
    Thanks for sharing snd hope all is well.

  2. Obaachan says:

    Your comments enhance our appreciation of your photos. Thank you for sharing your experience in Korea.

Visiting the UNESCO World Heritage village of Yangdong in Korea was really pleasant but it was hard to capture the essence of the village in a photograph. It is a functioning village with farmland, streets, homes, and people, but the people are wearing modern clothing, driving modern cars, and attaching concrete and satellite dishes to the traditional homes.

I hope this image does a good job of showing the village atmosphere without being overly touristy or presenting a part of architecture disconnected from the rest of the village. What do you imagine they are discussing? Perhaps how it is annoying that tourists walk through their village every day? (Photograph Taken July 2013)


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