Hahoe Village (Korean: 안동하회마을) is located in Andong (안동시), Gyeongsangbuk-do (경상북도), South Korea. The village is a valuable part of Korean culture because it preserves Joseon (조선) period-style architecture and folk traditions.
Buyongdae Cliff (부용대) is an ideal place to overlook the whole Hahoe Village, you need to take a boat to get there from Hahoe Village.
The boat service is only available on Saturday and Holiday, one way is 1000 won, round trip is 3000 won.
Buyongdae is a cliff about 64 meters high, from the pier, it takes around 10 minutes to walk to the top.
The bird’s-eye-view of Hahoe Village is splendid, but this morning is a bit hazy. By the way, The ‘Ha’ of ‘Hahoe’ is short for river while 'hoe' means ‘turn around’.
The name of Buyongdae Cliff was taken from an ancient Chinese name of lotus, the name Buyongdae is said to be given for Hahoe Village’s configuration like a lotus flower.
