Abai Village

아바이마을

A mural village built by Hamgyong refugees

Hours

Open all day

Tickets

Free

Address

122-1 Cheongho-ro, Sokcho

Refugees from Hamgyong Province began settling here in 1951 after the Korean War. In their dialect an older man is called abai, which gave the village its name. Murals along the narrow lanes tell stories of those years, and a sign marks the spot used in the drama Autumn in My Heart. Restaurants on almost every alley serve northern dishes such as squid sundae, abai sundae and Hamhung cold noodles.