Nagan Fortress Town

Nagan is a Chosun era walled village near Sunchon (Suncheon), South Cholla province. Nagan has both thatch- and tile- roofed houses, and hosts a food festival in the autumn. It is a traditional folk village, and all the residents own their own property, but must maintain the traditional lifestyle and nature of the community. More information and pictures of Nagan can be found at the Life in Korea website.

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Kim Woo Hyun, Kim Mi Nam and Yim Hyung Wook at Nagan. Looking through the gate at the Dong-hon (administrative building).

This is one of the thatch-roofed houses.

Some of the rice fields around the village. Note the walls extend out into the fields.

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