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Gacheon Daraengi Village (가천 다랭이마을)

Gacheon Daraengi Village is a curated attraction in Korea — full details, hours, and access info on the official Korea Tourism page.

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Why go

Gacheon Daraengi Village is a Korean coastal terraced-rice-field village in Namhae, where steep coastal hills have been carved into hundreds of small terraced rice paddies (daraengi) over centuries. The village is registered as a Cultural Heritage Scenic Site and represents one of Korea's most distinctive agricultural landscapes — terraced fields cascading down toward the sea. For travelers serious about Korean traditional agricultural landscapes, Gacheon Daraengi is one of the strongest single picks.

Quick highlights

  • Coastal terraced rice village in Namhae
  • Cultural Heritage Scenic Site
  • Terraced fields cascading toward sea
  • Distinctive Korean agricultural landscape
  • Strongest agricultural-landscape pick

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"A staircase to the sea?"... Gacheon Daraengi Village, Namhae's unique rice terraces

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"A staircase to the sea?"... Gacheon Daraengi Village, Namhae's unique rice terraces

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