Travelling in Korea - Andong City Mural Art village

There have been some old slum towns in Korea that were formed in the 60s and 70s. As the country's economy grows, the government decided to redevelop them and many of these old towns were torn down.

However, some of these villages have tried to survive by renovating and redesigning themselves. Here you can see one of the villages that painted murals on their walls.

This town is located in Andong City, Gyeongsangbuk-do and called Andong Byuckhwa Maul (안동 벽화 마을) which means Andong mural village.

We first headed to Andong Station from Seoul. It takes almost 3 hours by train. Remember, the KTX doesn't stop at Andong. Therefore, you have to take the Mugunghwa Ho train.

When you arrive in Andong, you have to cross this street infront of the station.

After you cross the street, you have to turn right and keep walking.

When you see this gate, you have to turn right and walk for about 10 minutes.

When you see this byway, you are finally at Andong Mural Art Village.

There is a map at the entrance of the town. Don't worry about a ticket. It's free.

This is the first mural you will see at Andong Mural Town. It's an image of a typical Korean family.

A man delivering Chinese food on the wall. All the pictures here are quite humorous.

Azalea flowers. They are called "Jin Dal Rae" in Korean.

A mural on a wall that was painted by elementary school kids.

This art on the wall kinda looks childish and messy but quite cool too.

Yellow dandelion flowers. They are pronounced "Min dlrea" in Korean.

Former Korean president Roh Moo Hyun

Yay, sunflower murals. The painting is actually quite bigger than it appears on your computer.

There is a dog peeing at a telephone pole. This is quite funny.

Cute squirrels eating fruits. This town is very colorful compared to other Korean towns.

A butterfly, ladybug and flowers. This mural is very pretty.

Pink frogs on the wall.

This art village is quite colorful and very impressive. Of course, it is free too. However, one thing that was weird is that there are almost no one in this town. It was like 2:00 pm when we got here and we saw ZERO person in this art village. It was very quiet and it kinda felt like a ghost town.

It might be hard to find this place because there are no bus stops around the village and people don't speak English well around here. I don't recommend this place if you are a foreigner. 

However, if you really want to visit here, take a cab and say Andong Byuck Hwa Mauel (안동 벽화 마을) to the cab driver.