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Dongpirang Mural Village

6-18 Dongpirang 1-gil, Dongho-dong, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

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About
Dongpirang, a small village located on the border hill between Taepyeong-dong and Dongho-dong in Tongyeong-si, is an underdeveloped area where the lives and sorrows of the common people of Tongyeong are preserved. Because it is located on a hill, small houses are intertwined like a maze in every steep alley, but what is different from Seoul is that here, cutely painted murals greet people at the entrance to the village. Just a few years ago, this place was scheduled for demolition and it was hard to even find the entrance to the village, but local artists who were looking at the village with regret joined forces and started to paint murals here, and this is said to be the beginning of a mural village so famous that Tongyeong-si canceled the demolition plan and designated it as an art village. When tourists began to visit the murals, they were able to avoid the demolition crisis. When you follow the sign that says, “Dreams live in Dongpirang,” and enter the village with the murals, the alleys are so narrow and winding that only one person can pass through. The surprise that there is still a village like this in Tongyeong is fleeting, but exclamations of admiration naturally escape the sight of the walls, alleys, and other places filled with various kinds of paintings, such as fish, camellia flowers, giraffes, and cartoon characters. The poems written with the simple and lovely pictures also catch the attention of passersby. Dongpirang, which was previously considered a backward area, is now introduced as an alley where Tongyeong’s history and culture are alive, and now the Dongpirang Mural Village has become a unique attraction, drawing more and more visitors to the marine tourism destination Tongyeong.

Admission Fee
Free

Opening Hours

Open 365 days
(10:00~17:00)

Location

Address

6-18 Dongpirang 1-gil, Dongho-dong, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

Quick Address

Take bus number 660, 141, 231, 530, 672 from Tongyeong Bus Terminal (Intercity Bus Terminal), get off at Jungang Market and walk for 6 minutes.

Take bus number 420,620 from Tongyeong Bus Terminal (Intercity Bus Terminal) and get off at Nammangsan Park Entrance, then walk for 2 minutes.

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  • Dongho-dong
  • Tongyeong-si
  • Gyeongsangnam-do
  • South Korea
  • Latitude : 34.8456688
  • Longitude : 128.4277277

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