Bukchon Hanok Village is an art community in Seoul noted for its traditional Korean style residences.

Hanok is the term for the traditional wooden, curved roof houses in Korea.

Bukchon Hanok Village is built on a hillside and contains over 900 Hanok buildings.

The area is filled with art galleries and museums.

They also offer workshops in various traditional arts and crafts.

Tiger fan.

Traditional masks.

Sumi and Zoe decorating hand held mirrors.

Sumi is a Kpop groupie.

It has become very popular to dress in traditional Korean folk costumes (Hanbok) and take photographs every where.

Sumi is a Kpop groupie.

The costumes are rented for two hours from shops located all over Hanok Village.

On the City Hall grounds just outside Hanok Village was a spectacular 600 year-old lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana).