Misplaced Pages

#134865

39-489: Real houses from across the country were relocated and restored to create a replica of a village from the late Joseon period. Events such as celebrating seasonal changes and traditional performances are held in KFV. The village is set up in a natural environment occupying 300,000 Korean pyeong (245 acres; 991,735 m; 10,674,952 sq ft). Over 260 traditional houses reminiscent of the late Joseon Dynasty can be found there. The purpose of

78-462: A day. Moreover, the folk village offers other cultural experiences including: The village consists of Joseon period houses and workshops, where visitors can enjoy the architectural characteristics of the Joseon dynasty and experience traditional crafts. People could make a reservation for a Korean traditional wedding ceremony when getting married. The village is accessible by subway and bus: There

117-404: A set unit of length. The 1496 Great Codex of State Administration ( Kyŏngguk Taejŏn ) included a section on approved measures and their verification. It employed a li of 360   paces or 2160   feet but did not explicitly mention that conversion until its 1746 supplement. The 1897 Law on Weights and Measures uniting Korea's various local systems was the first legislation enacted upon

156-535: A strict law banning the use of the Korean pound, li, gwan , and don effective as of 1 January 1964 and—after metric conversion of the land registries —the pyeong . The metrication was not applied to imported or exported goods and remained so generally spotty as to be considered a failure, with the government abandoning its attempts to enforce the statute by 1970. The traditional units feature in many Korean sayings and much of its literature and poetry, including

195-443: A total of 11 souvenir shops. Visitors can buy traditional instruments, artworks, accessories. There is also a convenience store and toy shop called Toy Village. Several attraction sites of the village include bumper cars, Music express, Biking, Family Costa, Boat ride, Bounce spin, and Sled slope in winter. The cultural theme park of Korean Folk Village hosts the “Welcome to Joseon” Variety Festival each spring. An exotic program that

234-543: A way to preserve traditional Korean culture and customs, including traditional Korean architecture, food, and clothing in response to the rapid westernisation and industrialisation of Korea during the 1960s. The village's buildings have either been restored or relocated from other provinces around Korea. Schedules may be changed due to weather conditions, safety inspections, or etc. There are varying age/height restrictions for some attractions. Attractions can be closed early if there are too many crowds waiting in line. Inside

273-433: Is a Korean unit of area and floorspace , equal to a square kan or 36   square Korean feet . The ping and tsubo are its equivalent Taiwanese and Japanese units , similarly based on a square bu ( ja:步 ) or ken , equivalent to 36   square Chinese or Japanese feet . In Korea, the period of Japanese occupation produced a pyeong of ⁠ 400 / 121 ⁠ or 3.3058   m . It

312-600: Is a free shuttle bus that runs between Korean Folk Village and Suwon station. Round trip takes about 30 minutes. There is a ticket fee needed for admission into the Korean Folk Village. The facilities in the park cater towards the visitor's needs; entertainment, service and food. They consist of a traditional street market , restaurants, and showcases of traditional woodworking and metalworking techniques. Also, traditional dances, equestrian skills, and marriage ceremonies are performed at different locations around

351-550: Is notionally not based on multiples of the pyeong but on the amount of land suitable for the planting of one mall of rice or grain seed. In practice, it was standardized to the pyeong system but varied in size from province to province based on the average richness of their soil. 10 (other field) 33.06 m (355.9 sq ft) other field 100 (other field) 330.58 m (3,558.3 sq ft) other field 1,000 (other field) 3,305.79 m (35,583.2 sq ft) other field The base unit of Korean weight

390-462: Is presented by distinctive Joseon-period characters who appear in ancient fairy tales and stories. During the festival, visitors are encouraged to directly engage with the cultural performances, allowing them to travel back in time and experience a daily life in the Joseon period. 37°15′32″N 127°07′05″E  /  37.25892°N 127.1181°E  / 37.25892; 127.1181 Pyeong (unit) A pyeong (abbreviation   py )

429-544: Is the tatami and the tsubo is reckoned as two tatami . The tatami varies by region but the modern standard is usually taken to be the Nagoya tatami of about 1.653   m , producing a tsubo of 3.306   m . It is sometimes reckoned as comprising 10   gō . In China , the metrication of traditional units would produce a ping of 4   m , but it is almost unknown, with most real estate floorspace simply reckoned in square meters. The longer length of

SECTION 10

#1732775888135

468-419: Is the gwan . At the time of Korea's metrification, however, the pound was in more common use. Although it was usually taken as equivalent to 600   g, as with red pepper and meats, a separate pound of 400   g was used for fruits and another of 375 or 200   g was used for vegetables. The nyang also sees some use among Korea's vendors of traditional Chinese medicine . The "bag" ( kama )

507-410: Is the standard traditional measure for real estate floorspace , with an average house reckoned as about 25   pyeong , a studio apartment as 8–12   py, and a garret as 1½   py. In South Korea , the unit has been officially banned since 1961 but with little effect prior to the criminalization of its commercial use effective 1 July 2007. Informal use continues, however, including in

546-544: The Chinese system , with influence from Japanese standards imposed following its annexation of the Korean Empire in 1910. Both North and South Korea currently employ the metric system . Since 2007, South Korea has criminalized the use of Korean units in commercial contexts, but informal use continues, especially of the pyeong as a measure of residential and commercial floorspace. North Korea continues to use

585-516: The Hong Kong foot produces a larger ping of almost 5   m , but it is similarly uncommon. Korean unit Korean units of measurement , called cheokgwan-beop ( Korean :  척관법 ; Hanja :  尺貫法 ) or cheokgeun-beop ( 척근법 ; 尺斤法 ) in Korean, is the traditional system of measurement used by the people of the Korean peninsula . It is largely based on

624-530: The Joseon dynasty in 1392. The Joseon Kingdom later attempted a standardization of length based on square brass rulers, which were used by magistrates and the secret police to fight commercial fraud. Under the Joseon , different classes of society were permitted different numbers of kan in their homes, but in its traditional sense—like the Japanese ken —of a bay between two pillars rather than as

663-621: The Korea Association of Standards & Testing Organizations noted that "even Japan has forsaken the don for the units of grams and ounces but here we are standing around like idiots still blathering on about don ." Nonetheless, strong opposition from the construction and jewelry industries and negative media coverage forced Korean politicians to avoid the topic and regulators to settle for dual use of conventional and metric measures. A 2006 study found 88% of real estate companies and 71% of jewelers in 7 major markets were still using

702-459: The Ministry of Commerce to begin immediately levying fines of up to ₩ 500,000 for commercial use of the pyeong and don , with less common units enjoying a longer grace period . The ban also included use of American units , such as describing the display size of televisions and computer monitors in terms of inches. The "serving size" used as an informal and variable measure of meat cuts

741-678: The Soviet Union in establishing North Korea , Kim Il Sung continued official use of Korean units until the DPRK's notional metrication under National Standard 4077–75 on 14 April 1975. It joined the Meter Treaty in 1982 or 1989, although it was removed from the International Bureau for Weights and Measures and related organizations in 2012 for its years of failure to pay the necessary fees. North Korea has long used

780-423: The national anthem , which mentions Korea's "three thousand lis of rivers and mountains". Further attempts to fully metricate occurred in 1983, 2000, and 2001, with publicity campaigns praising the metric system and condemning traditional units through TV and radio ads, brochures, signs, and contests. A common theme was the origin of the present values of the units under Japanese occupation ; Yun Byeong-su of

819-531: The pyeong and don , after which the government decided simply to criminalize further commercial use of traditional units. (Another important factor was the European Union regulation mandating the use of metric in all imported goods by 2010.) The sale of rulers marking Korean feet was ended and a Measure Act effective 1 July 2007 empowered the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards of

SECTION 20

#1732775888135

858-531: The pyeong in various regulations, such as the 50   py per person allowed for private farming in 1987, despite guides who disparage the unit as a historical relic of the South to foreign tourists visiting the country. The metric system is thought not to have spread to domestic factories or stores prior to Kim Jong Un 's metrification initiative, announced in May 2013. The change was part of Kim's policy of stressing

897-488: The Great ( r .   1418–1450) was 31.22   cm. Under the early Joseon Kingdom , the value of the foot varied by trade, with different lengths used for the carpentry foot and the fabric foot. The biggest difference between the traditional Korean and Chinese units of length is that the Korean equivalent of the bu uses a different character and its pre- Tang composition of six Korean feet rather than five. (The bu

936-573: The Joseon's establishment of the Korean Empire . During the Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945 , Japan imposed its standards on Korea. Two of the most common "traditional" units in Korea—the pyeong of floorspace and the jeweler's don —were among those given their modern value by the Japanese. South Korea signed the Metre Convention in 1959 and notionally adopted the metric system under Park Chung Hee on 10 May 1961, with

975-466: The Korean Folk Village is to display elements of traditional Korean life and culture . There are multiple sections to the park, including numerous replicas of traditional houses of the different social classes ( peasant , landowner , yangban ) from various regions. The Korean Folk Village was the first open-air museum constructed in South Korea. Construction of the Korean Folk Village began as

1014-466: The Sun as local markets, private residences of commoners, and night scenes. There are various exhibition halls that provide a broadened view of the folk culture: Snack bars can be found in the food market, also known as Jumak , where visitors can enjoy various types of Korean food. These include sweet ice-cream, Winibini candy (also known as Weeny Beeny), Railroad hotdog and Imsil cheese pizza. There are

1053-525: The folk village, staff members dress up in distinctive costumes depicting several characters from the Joseon Dynasty such as Sato (the governors), Daejanggeum (a royal of the palace), Kumiho (legendary fox with nine tails), Geosang (business magnate), etc. There are typically four cultural performances available to watch: Nong-ak play, tightrope play, horseback martial art play, and a traditional wedding. These performances are played at each stage twice

1092-491: The form of real estate use of unusual fractions of meters equivalent to unit amounts of pyeong . Real estate listings on major websites such as Daum show measurements in square meters with the pyeong equivalent. In Taiwan, the Taiwanese ping was introduced in the period of Taiwan under Japanese rule , which remains in fairly common use and is about 3.305   m . In Japan, the usual measure of real estate floorspace

1131-413: The former units is common, especially with regard to the very common pyeong of floorspace . (Such treatment was avoided in the gold market by laws requiring pricing and denomination in even amounts of grams.) Another dodge has been to treat the traditional units as a nondescript 'unit', such as marketing an air conditioner appropriate for a 20   py home as a "20-Type". Despite the importance of

1170-550: The importance of science and technology and its "universal trends". His announcement in the state-run quarterly Cultural Language Study said that increasing use of the metric system would "strengthen international exchange and cooperation... in the fields of industry, science, and technology and even in the area of general social life". The base unit of Korean length is the foot, with other units changing over time based on its dimensions and multiples. Different ancient Korean kingdoms had different exact measurements; that of Sejong

1209-410: The measures operate on a decimal system, the standard form was to read out the units of each place (as, e.g., 3   cheok , 1   chon , 4   bun , 1   ri ) rather than list them as a single number of the largest unit (as 3.141   cheok ). Taejo of Joseon established a Market Bureau ( 시사 , 市司 ) or Bureau of Weights and Measures ( 평시서 , 平市署 ) at the foundation of

Korean Folk Village - Misplaced Pages Continue

1248-691: The metric system in its state-run media and international publications, but continues to use traditional units alongside the metric system in sectors approved by the government. North Korea's standards are administered by the Central Institute of Metrology under the State Administration of Quality Management in accordance with the Law on Metrology ratified by the Supreme People's Assembly on 3 February 1993. North Korea uses

1287-479: The park. Several arts and crafts shops with food produced by local artisans, recreational activities, and an ample selection of places to eat can be found as well. The amusement park section has rides and games, an art museum, a sculpture garden, a Korean Folk Museum, and a World Folk Museum which highlights traditional lifestyles from around the world. The village was used as a filming location for Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) 2012 drama Moon Embracing

1326-508: The present value derives from the units established by the Japanese. Despite being notionally illegal, the pyeong remains particularly common when discussing residential and commercial floorspace and tiles. A separate pyeong of 0.09   m was used for selling glass. The floorspace pyeong is still prevalent enough that it continues to be glossed in the government's promotional material for foreign investors. Farms and large estates were formerly generally measured in majigi , which

1365-599: The traditional units, although their standards are now derived from metric conversions. Customary Korean units are a local adaption of the traditional Chinese system , which was adopted at a very early date. They were imposed and adjusted at various times by royal statutes. The details of the system have varied over time and location in Korea's history. Standardization—to the extent it occurred—was accomplished by officially sanctioned rulers, ropes, odometers , triangulation devices, weights, cups, and basins. Although most of

1404-492: Was a variable unit usually figured as 54   kg of unhusked rice or 60   kg of polished rice, although 90   kg "bags" were also used. 1 ⁄ 10 (others) The base unit of Korean volume or capacity is the doi . In 3rd-century Gaya , the mal was reckoned at about 2   L, the size of the present-day doe . In the early 17th century, the Joseon picul was reckoned as 15 or 20 mal , but similarly only comprised 89.464 or 119.285   L owing to

1443-469: Was also reckoned based on travel time and therefore varied in length between the plains and mountains. It was standardized as ⁠ 1 / 10 ⁠   of the Japanese ri of 3 ⁠ 51 / 55 ⁠ km in 1905. The base unit of Korean area is the pyeong , equivalent to a square kan or 36 square Korean feet. It comprised about 3.158   m during Korea's Three Kingdoms Era ;

1482-678: Was standardized to 100   g. Knowledge of the fine remained low for years, and it was later increased to a maximum of ₩ 1,000,000 (about $ 800) for users of illegal units and ₩ 3,000,000 for sellers of measuring devices marked with unapproved units. South Korea's measurement standards are now maintained by the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science . Despite this strong official discouragement, some use continues in retail, manufacturing, and farming. Even among those who have adopted metric units, informal use of awkward metric fractions equivalent to round amounts of

1521-438: Was usually treated as a synonym of this unit within Korea but sometimes distinguished as a length of 4   feet). In 369  CE , during the reign of King Geunchogo of Baekje , his realm seems to have used a foot of about 28.85   cm. The Korean li previously bore values around 434.16   m (3rd century), 531.18   m (6th–7th), 559.8   m (7th–10th), 552.96   m (10th–14th), and 450   m (19th); it

#134865