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Andong is known as a centre of culture and folk traditions. The surrounding area maintains many types of traditions and the Andong Folk Festival is held in mid October every year. One of the most famous aspects of these cultural festivities are the Andong masks.
The village is a valuable part of Korean culture because it preserves Joseon period-style architecture, folk traditions, valuable books, and an old tradition of clan-based villages. It is listed by the South Korean government with UNESCO as a World Heritage Site with Yangdong Folk Village in 2010 [2] and attract around 1 million visitors every ...
A six play version is performed most weekends in the Hahoe Village for locals and tourists, and the full length version is performed annually. The Andong Maskdance Festival is held each year in Andong City, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, of which Hahoe Village is a part. Starting late September and running over a week, it features ...
Andong soju is an alcoholic drink. Eumsik dimibang (a 17th-century cookbook written by Jang Gye-hyang) states that 18 litres (4.0 imp gal; 4.8 US gal) of steamed rice mixed with 9 litres (2.0 imp gal; 2.4 US gal) of nuruk (dried fermentation starter) and 36 litres (7.9 imp gal; 9.5 US gal) of water have to be fermented for 7 days, after which the rice wine is mixed with 2 ⁄ 3 parts water and ...
Andong, a city that was once the center of Korea's Confucianist traditions, has a wide variety of local delicacies. Along with Andong jjimdak, [66] it is the birthplace of heotjesabap (fake jesa food), [67] Andong soju, [68] salted mackerel, [69] and a spicy variety of sikhye (a fermented rice drink). [69]
Andong-jjimdak [1] (Korean: 안동찜닭; lit. steamed chicken of Andong ) is a variety of jjim (a Korean steamed or boiled dish), which originated in the city of Andong , North Gyeongsang province and is made with chicken, various vegetables marinated in a ganjang ( Korean soy sauce ) based sauce.
Bongjeongsa (Korean: 봉정사) is a Korean Buddhist temple on the slopes of Mount Cheondeung in Andong city, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.It is a subsidiary temple of Gounsa, the head temple of the 16th branch of Jogye Order.
The ghost would knock on the doors of people's homes during the darkest hours of the night, and those who answer to the door would be afflicted by a mysterious illness before dying a few days later. The andong pocong story originated from the story of a young man, who loved the daughter of a rich debt collector. Unfortunately, the girl's ...