Yangnim-dong Penguin Village Craft Street
양림동 펭귄마을공예거리
Culture · 92-8 Baekseo-ro, Nam-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
Nearby stations and stops
- Namgwangju (광주도시철도 1호선) · straight-line 641m
- Culture Center (Former Provincial office) (광주도시철도 1호선) · straight-line 788m
- Bus stop 양림교 · straight-line 132m
- Bus stop 학강초교 · straight-line 252m
Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31
Source: Korea National Railway urban rail station information · Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations
- Admission
- Not provided
- Hours
- 10:00-18:00
- Closed
- Closed on Mondays
- Mondays
- Parking
- Parking available
- Available
- Pets
- Not provided
- Accessibility
- Not provided
- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2026-06-30 · Collected: Not provided
Yangnim-dong Penguin Village Craft Street is a narrow alleyway located behind the Yangnim-dong Community Center. The village, named because of the way the elderly residents appear to waddle like penguins, has become an exhibition space of life in the 70s and 80s. Villagers cleaned up empty houses that had been burnt down and left unattended in the past, brought discarded items, and began displaying them on the village walls. "Let's be thankful for living at that time" was engraved on the village wall. It also has historical culture, such as the House of Choe Seunghyo, the House of Missionary Uilsa, and Owen Memorial Hall. The Penguin Jumak in the middle of the village was the residents' gathering place, selling small but necessary items. Various workshops, such as leather workshops, textile workshops, and carpentry workshops, are located on Craft Street, so you can purchase pretty crafts or experience upcycling crafts with a retro vibe in which the historical and the modern coexist.
In the area
문화거리 1 of 12 attractions in Nam-gu
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI