Icheon Ceramic/Pottery Village
It's not really a "village" per se, but the kilns span the areas of Sugwang-li, Sindun-myeon, and Saeum-dong. Although people of the peninsula have been creating ceramics for thousands of years, this "village" has been a center of Korean traditional ceramics since its production of white porcelain during the Joseon Dynasty. To this day, the artisans here create celadon, whose production was started during the Goryeo Dynasty and has evolved into the ghostly green color we're familiar with today. The over 300 active ceramics studios here (about 40 of which use traditional firewood kilns) offer educational insight and hands-on classes for visitors. You can even buy the handiwork of some of Korea's "living cultural treasures."
It's not really a "village" per se, but the kilns span the areas of Sugwang-li, Sindun-myeon, and Saeum-dong. Although people of the peninsula have been creating ceramics for thousands of years, this "village" has been a center of Korean traditional ceramics since its production of white porcelain during the Joseon Dynasty. To this day, the artisans here create celadon, whose production was started during the Goryeo Dynasty and has evolved into the ghostly green color we're familiar with today. The over 300 active ceramics studios here (about 40 of which use traditional firewood kilns) offer educational insight and hands-on classes for visitors. You can even buy the handiwork of some of Korea's "living cultural treasures."
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