Traditional House, 'Hanok'
There still remain an old style Korean traditional houses, Hanoks. They are famous for beautiful shape, nature-friendly scenery surrounding them. They consist of various materials like tree pillars, roof tiles, beams, folding screen, eaves, and so on. It needs to be designed very scientifically and technically to build Hanok. There are many distictive factors Hanoks have, and one of them is 'Ondol', Korean floor heating system. Since it can keep the house warm for a long time, Ondol is the predominant heating system in all Korean houses, even many apartments. Because of the shortage of land and a rapid speed of mordernization, however, Hanok is no longer a representative style of house. However, many Koreans still love and cherish Hanok. So, many people including foreign tourists visit Hanok villages to stay for some days or Hanok-style cafes to drink coffee.
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