감천문화마을

( Gamcheon Culture Village )

Gamcheon Culture Village (Korean: 감천문화마을) is a town within Gamcheon-dong, Saha District, Busan, South Korea. The area is known for its layered streets, twisted labyrinth-like alleys, and brightly painted houses, which have been restored and enhanced in recent years to attract tourism. Built on a steep mountain-side slope, the village has been nicknamed "Korea's Santorini" and the "Machu Picchu of Busan".

Gamcheon Village was built during the 1920s and 1930s when the Busan city administration decided to relocate the working-class population into an area secluded from the port, yet close enough to provide labor.[1] In the midst of a post-war recovery in 1955, around 800 families moved to the village, contributing to the growth of an ascetic religious community known as Taegeukdo, a branch of Jeungsanism.[2] A long-time resident noted the village's development throughout the decades: "Gamcheon was only one district in 1950, now it’s nine. In the ’70s there were only houses made of wood. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, families started to get bigger so they built two-level houses." Nonetheless, the village faced persisting poverty and poor living conditions.[3]

In 2009, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism carried out a public art-themed renovation effort to convert the village to a cultural hub. It called for art students, professional artists, and residents to maintain, repair, and "decorate" the village with art.[3] The renovation efforts reached their peak with the success of the “Empty House Residency Preservation Project.” With improvements to infrastructure, fresh paint, and other home improvements, the establishment of spaces for retail and museums, and the addition of several dozens of art installations, the village has been reborn as Busan's most colorful and artistic spot.[4] Some examples of the colorful art installations include bird sculptures, Murakami-like playful installations, scenes from the Little Prince, and painted schools of fish that guide bearings through the alleyways.[2]

^ Oh, Mi-il. "The Spatial Arrangement and Residential Space of a Colonial City: The Spatiotemporally of Hill Villages in Busan". Retrieved 2019-07-26. ^ a b Frances Cha. "Gamcheon: Is this Asia's artsiest town?". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-31. ^ a b "SAHA-GU: Gamcheon Cultural Village | english". www.edcities.org. Retrieved 2020-07-31. ^ Hong, ji-yeon (2017-02-04). "At home in a creative village: In Busan, artists find inspiration in unique live-in workshops". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
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