A Study on the Characteristics of Hanok Gates from a Cultural Landscape Perspective: Focusing on the Hanok Gates of Three Traditional Korean Villages in Gyeongsang-do Province

• Published in: Korea journal 2017, 57(3), 458, pp.112-140
• Main Authors: An, Eun-Hee, Chongku Park
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Culture; Houses; Natural environment; Topography; Villages; 한국어와문학
• ISSN: 0023-3900; 2733-9343
• DOI: 10.25024/kj.2017.57.3.112

This study examines the characteristics of the cultural landscape of traditional Korean villages by focusing on the gates of hanok (traditional Korean houses). To this end, three traditional Korean villages in Gyeongsang-do province were selected. In Museom Village, Yeongju, the results demonstrated that the gate landscape varied according to the location of houses. In Hwangsan Village in Geochang, the uniformity of the landscape, was preserved through the collective efforts of the village community. Finally, in Yangdong Village, Gyeongju, where most houses were built on a slope, the landscape of gates differed according to topographic characteristics. The analytic results of these target villages indicate that traditional Korean villages were constructed based on the common Korean perception of landscape creation through adaptation to the natural environment and that they have retained different characteristics in terms of their spatial, humanistic, and geographical aspects. As such, this study confirmed that hanok gates have a significant value in academic research as visual units of landscape that contribute to forming the overall landscape of traditional Korean villages. [web URL: https://www.ekoreajournal.net/issue/view_pop.htm?Idx=3762]