The Study on Elements Forming the Traditional Village in South Jeolla Province, Korea - Focusing on Sangsa & Dorae Village -

Villages has had their unique social and cultural positions in Korea's traditional society. Though most of traditional villages have been currently losing their original shapes amidst the tendency of drastic changes and dismantlement, it had long been the important living space in the traditional community. The villages hence have been the subject of the study in various fields. The study was intended to identify the elements which form the villages that have been together with our living, along with the investigation of each element that functions in the village and the influence. Among the elements forming the villages are categorized into the natural element and artificial element that have been coexisting. The study is expected to help better and comprehensively understand the village culture and the practice in traditional Korean community.