China Korean Folk Village

中国朝鲜族民俗园

A Korean traditional village theme park at the foot of Maor Mountain, with century-old houses, hanok, swings and dagao-making. It is the first stop for Korean ethnic costume photos in Yanji.

The China Korean Folk Village lies on the southern outskirts of Yanji at the foot of Maor Mountain. Covering about 300,000 square meters, it is a theme park that combines traditional Korean dwellings, folk culture displays and hands-on experiences. After expansions in the 2010s, it became one of Yanji's most popular attractions. The park includes century-old Korean houses relocated from around the region, a cluster of traditional hanok with gray tile roofs and white walls, a folk museum, displays of traditional Korean weddings, seesaws and swings (traditional Korean games you can try), dagao-making workshops and a Korean food street (sundae, dagao and cold noodles). There are also large flower fields and rice paddies, which turn golden in autumn. The hottest activity right now is Korean costume photography. Dozens of studios in and around the park offer traditional Korean hanbok, hair and makeup, and photographers, at prices of about 100 to 300 yuan. Once dressed, you can take photos in the hanok, on the swings and in the flower fields. It is a signature experience of a trip to Yanji.

Free admission (some activities charge a fee). Travel tips: Arriving before 9 a.m. helps you avoid the crowds and catch soft light. Costume changes and photos take about two hours. Then visit the folk museum and old houses, have lunch at a Korean snack stall in the park, and in the afternoon walk or take a taxi to the neighboring Maor Mountain for a hike. Getting there: a taxi from central Yanji takes 15 to 20 minutes (about 20 yuan), and several bus lines serve the park.

Notes: During peak seasons (summer vacation, National Day and Spring Festival), book photo studios in advance, as makeup lines can be long. The park is large and mostly outdoors, so protect yourself from the sun in summer and dress warmly in winter. Do not enter homes that are not open to the public.

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