A reinvented community on the hills
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Now a major tourist attraction in South Korea actually started as a makeshift home created by refugees during the Korean War in the 1950s. For years, this hillside village remained one of Busan’s poorest neighbourhoods.
Until 2009.
Then everything changed for Gamcheon, when the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism came up with the project 'Dreaming of Machu Picchu in Busan' to transform the village into a creative place with a lot of art. Gradually, more and more art started decorating the little streets, houses and stairs, which started to attract visitors. Today more than 2 million tourists visit the village every year.
See the history behind the steep hills, twisting alleys and pastel colored houses
in my short film made for the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism [Korea.Net].
Until 2009.
Then everything changed for Gamcheon, when the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism came up with the project 'Dreaming of Machu Picchu in Busan' to transform the village into a creative place with a lot of art. Gradually, more and more art started decorating the little streets, houses and stairs, which started to attract visitors. Today more than 2 million tourists visit the village every year.
See the history behind the steep hills, twisting alleys and pastel colored houses
in my short film made for the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism [Korea.Net].
Credits:
Author: Alexandra Taseva
Camera: Alexandra Taseva, Kristiyan Popov
Photos: Gamcheon Culture Village History MuseumJungKeun Park
Post production: Alexandra Taseva
Author: Alexandra Taseva
Camera: Alexandra Taseva, Kristiyan Popov
Photos: Gamcheon Culture Village History MuseumJungKeun Park
Post production: Alexandra Taseva
