If you have watched the historical Korean TV dramas, you definitely have seen the traditional houses lived by the Koreans at that time. These traditional houses are called “hanok” (한옥) and some which are over 500 years old still remain today. You can look at some photos of different parts of a boutique hanok hotel, Rakkojae (락고재), to get an idea of how a hanok looks like. Hanok is indeed a kind of living antique in South Korea. Let’s talk about hanok in this blog post. Continue reading