Seongeup Folk Village

This guide to Seongeup Folk Village traces the walled Joseon-era capital founded in 1423 as seat of Jeongui-hyeon, one of Jeju's two governing districts, through five centuries as its administrative and tax center. It follows the town's abrupt loss of that role in 1915, when the colonial government dissolved the old county system, and how officials later began paying residents to keep its stone-and-thatch traditions alive. You'll meet locals still living inside the wall, ready to walk you through their courtyard.