Paju Book City

Gyeonggi-do


Contemporary architecture and original building concepts are abundant in Paju Book City, a purpose-built neighbourhood 10km south of Heyri that's home to about 250 publishing companies. Best visited on weekdays, highlights include the Asia Publication Culture & Information Centre, partly clad in rusting steel, juxtaposed with a beautiful example of a hanok (traditional wooden house), dating from 1834 and transported here from the province of Jeollabuk-do.

Transportation

  • bus: 2200, 900

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