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  "id": 7969675,
  "title": "Seoul Hanok Week returns with record lineup of tours and craft workshops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/seoul-hanok-week-returns-with-record-lineup-of-tours-and-craft-7969675",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20260917/seoul-hanok-week-returns-with-record-lineup-of-tours-and-craft-workshops"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul has announced the return of the highly popular Seoul Hanok Week, a celebration of the city's traditional hanok houses. This year's festival, set to take place from October 2nd to 11th, will feature a record number of programs and activities.\n\nThe expanded schedule includes 82 events, a significant increase from last year's 66 programs. Highlights of this year's festival include 17 exhibitions, 15 neighborhood walking tours, 29 hands-on craft workshops, nine live performances, and 12 special events.\n\nThe Seoul Metropolitan Government is expecting over 74,000 visitors to participate in the festivities across the Bukchon and Seochon neighborhoods. A special highlight is the \"Beyond the Gate, Hanok\" open-house program, marking the 10th anniversary of the Seoul Exemplary Hanok program.",
  "summary": "For generations, the elegant curved tile roofs and serene courtyards of \"hanok\" — Korea’s traditional vernacular housing — have served as living symbols of the capital’s heritage. Seoul is inviting international travelers to step past the threshold of these historic homes and experience them as dynamic cultural stages. City officials said Thursday that Seoul Hanok Week will return this October…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul Hanok Week returns with record lineup of tours and craft workshops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/seoul-hanok-week-returns-with-record-lineup-of-tours-and-craft",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:42:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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