Dong Pi Rang Village (동피랑마을)!

     Today, I visited Dong Pi Rang Village in my city Tongyeong, South Korea. Within the village is a maze of murals painted on the walls of small interconnected alleyways heading up to the top. From what I have read, it is an old and poor village that was saved by artists and college students who were studying art. The residents of the village were close to becoming homeless, and news of this spread. The artists and the students came up with the plan to save the village by painting murals to make the village more attractive. The government then reversed its decision to demolish it! It is now a huge tourist attraction for the city. The people in the village are still poor and can't afford to live very comfortably, but they feel happy to live in Dong Pi Rang. Although I walked around for a long time, I feel like I only covered 60%-70% of the village! There were a lot of people there, so I had to work around the huge crowds. I'm glad I had to chance to walk around in it, and will probably return to see what I missed. It is truly a nice place, with the top of it being a great viewpoint for the city. Below I have a video of my walk-through (be sure to adjust the video quality!).