Gyochon Traditional Village경주 교촌마을

At a glance

Gyochon means 'school village', after the Confucian school (hyanggyo) that stands here; the spot first held Gukhak, the national academy Silla founded in 682. Today it is a quarter of restored hanok centered on the old Choi family house, with Gyeongju Hyanggyo beside it. Woljeonggyo Bridge, Wolseong, Cheomseongdae and Gyerim Forest are all close by, and the lanes are lit up after dark.

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Gyochon Traditional Village · 4 tours & tickets

1. GetYourGuideGyeongju 7-highlight tour from DaeguA 10-hour day trip from Daegu to Bulguksa, Gyochon Traditional Village, Woljeonggyo Bridge, Daereungwon, Hwangnidan-gil and Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond.Book
2. KKdayGyeongju day tour from DaeguA day trip of about 10–11 hours from Daegu covering Bulguksa, Gyochon Village with the Choi family house, Daereungwon, Hwangnidan-gil, Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond and Woljeonggyo Bridge.Book
3. GetYourGuideGyeongju full-day guided tour from BusanA 12-hour guided day from Busan: Ahopsan Forest, Bulguksa, Gyochon Village and the Choi family house with rice-cake pounding, Daereungwon, Hwangnidan-gil and Gyeongju National Museum.Book
4. KKdayGyeongju small-group photo tourA small-group photography tour with hotel pickup and drop-off, stopping at Bulguksa, Gyeongbuk Millennium Forest Garden, Hwangnidan-gil, Gyochon Village, Daereungwon and Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond.Book

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Tips

• 01
  Stay into the evening and cross Woljeonggyo Bridge right next to the village: KTO lists the bridge as open until 22:00, and both are lit at night.
• 02
  Many Samguk Yusa stories are set along the Namcheon stream here, from Gyerim, where Kim Al-ji is said to have been born, to Jaemaejeong, the well of Kim Yu-sin's house.

Nearby

Woljeonggyo BridgeA rebuilt Silla-era wooden bridge over the Muncheon stream, with gate towers at both ends and open until 22:00 for the night lights.Cheomseongdae ObservatoryA bottle-shaped Silla stone tower about 9 m tall, believed to date from Queen Seondeok's reign and used to watch the sky; free and open into the evening.Hwangnidan-gilGyeongju's café-and-shop quarter: 1960s–70s low-rise buildings now filled with cafés, small shops and restaurants, close to the royal tombs.Daereungwon Tomb ComplexGrassy Silla royal mounds in the heart of Gyeongju, where you can step inside Cheonmachong tomb; free to walk and open until 22:00.