Heyri Village

The name Heyri comes from a traditional Korean farming song.
Heyri Village has over 500 members consisting of writers, artists including painting, drama, photography, sculpture, ceramics, cinema, musicians and architects. They have built and continue to build artistic spaces, houses, workrooms and galleries.
The entire area is committed to be environmentally friendly and maintain the natural beauty of the area.
There are over 100 galleries and performance theatres, a movie studio, cultural education centres where art classes and seminars or cultural discussions are held.
There are numerous shops including an IKEA.....I was surprised too, museums, cafes, restaurants and even a wine gallery.
There is a whole section devoted to children as well.
Festivals are held weekly and tours are offered daily. The stream of people is constant. The interesting thing is this seems to be geared just to Koreans. Little is offered in English either verbally or written. We have not seen any other foreigners other than ourselves. I think this will become a main attraction in time.
This is our favorite place to go on Sundays, there is always something new and different to see. I hope my pictures and VIDEO can offer some glimpse of the vibrance and beauty of this place. My last picture is a video... hope you are impressed that I was able to download it.