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.
Paju Book City
Gyeonggi-do
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1. Asia Publication Culture & Information Centre
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At the heart of Paju Book City, this library's highlight is the 'Forest of Wisdom', a corridor lined with towering 8m-high shelves containing 200,000…
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