Please Talk Quietly in Seoul’s Hanok Villages

Korea’s frontline in the war against tourism

Jessica Toale
Nov 6 · 5 min read
Bukchon Hanok Village, October 2018. Photo: Jessica Toale

It’s a cool Saturday morning in October. Amongst the throngs of people taking photos, a man stands on a corner wielding a signs that reads ‘Please talk quietly.’ A woman next to him wears a yellow bib asking the same.

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