Hol is an object held by courtiers when given audience with the king. Why don’t you have a walk in the exhibition room while holding the Hol?

You can have a mind to mind conversation with silent Buddha.

Choose your kind of Dongja for your messenger. -> Tell your wishes to Dongja (your messenger). -> Your wishes will come true.

Choose your Beoksu for your village.

“Bathe the baby Buddha in water and your mind will be cleansed.”
The ritual of pouring water on the statue of the baby Buddha on Buddha´s birthday allows us to express our piety to the Buddha and cleanse our innermost selves.
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Tapdori is a Korean custom in which people walk around a pagoda in circles. The practice is thought to originate from Buddhism. While circling the pagoda, people pray for peace and the happiness of their families.

A Chinese legend tells of a leaping carp that became a dragon and flew up to heaven. Dragons have long been auspicious symbols in many Asian cultures, indicating great achievements and

success.

Here is a concert of Dongjas in the stone garden. The Dongjas are playing traditional Korean instruments including the geomungo, Korean mandolin, janggu, taepyeongso, pipe, haegeum,etc.

 

It is time to play a variety of Korean Folk Games with Dongjas: Kite-flying (yeonnalligi), Game of Yut (yutnori), Korean shuttlecock game (jegichagi),
Top-spinning game (pengichigi) “Guess who is going to win?”

This is a cooking class with Dongja chefs. Here you can experience a number of traditional Korean customs firsthand, such as pounding rice in a stone mortar or grinding cereal in a

hand mill.​