About 30 folk villages were relocated and recreated in the
approximately 200,000 pyeong (660,000 square meters) vacant land around
the area of 107 Bora-ri, Giheung-eup, Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province on
August 5, 1973 and opened to the public after completion on October 3,
1974. The vacant land and buildings were gradually expanded starting in
November, 1976. In September 2000, about 282 buildings and facilities were
relocated and recreated on a nearby 220,000 pyeong (726,000 square
meters) vacant lot and the site became a world-class outdoor museum with
more than 400 employees.