Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage, and galbi (grilled ribs) are the two things Suwon, Gyeonggi-do Province, is most famous for. Known for its high quality and juicy flavor, the meat is available year-round as a favorite traditional food in Korea, and even novices to Korean cuisine are easily seduced by the marinated galbi grilled over charcoal with its chewy texture and sweet flavor.

King Jeongjo (1752-1800), the 22nd monarch of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), built Hwaseong Fortress and a garrison farm to develop Suwon into an independent city. To promote farming at the farm, seeds and cows were distributed to farmers. He took half of their harvest every year and had the farmers rear cattle and give one back every three years. This drastically increased the number of cows in town, resulting in a large cattle market. The market was crowded with cattle sellers and farmers and saw, nearly 20,000 heads of cattle were exchanged over a year. Suwon thus became the logistical hub for delivering items and foods to Hanyang (former name of Seoul), the capital of Joseon, which turned the city from a small agricultural town into a merchant hub. The cattle market made beef available in the city year-round there, and this made Suwon the perfect place for galbi.

KFV was created with a view to presenting the national culture to local and international tourists by collecting in one place the folk customs in our culture that have been passed down for a long time. The Joseon period village in KFV is composed of real houses relocated and reconstructed from different parts of the country, thus enacting the culture in daily life through four seasons based on thorough historical verification and consultation. Presenting experience-style outdoor exhibitions, craft in daily life continuing traditional methods, and seasonal customs marked by solar terms.

Since its debut in 1997, Nanta has become Korea's most popular theatrical show, drawing the largest audiences in the history of performing arts in South Korea. Nanta integrates Korean drumming routines with western performance styles, and is one of the “Top Ten Things to See in Seoul”. Using various kitchen items, this high energy performance combines dancing, percussion, acrobatics, and visual humor to delight audiences of all ages.

Namsangol Hanok Village opened in 1998 on the northern side of Namsan Mountain in the center of the capital. This village has five restored hanok (traditional Korean house) premises, a pavilion, traditional garden, performance art stage and a time capsule plaza, making it a perfect spot for both locals and tourists to take a leisure walk. Upon entering from the front gate, visitors will get a taste of Korea's traditional life while escaping from the bustling city life. The traditional garden with its pavilion and old houses creates a peaceful ambiance before the forested Namsan Mountain. A time capsule commemorating Seoul’s 600th anniversary was buried in 1994 at the highest point of the village and is scheduled to be reopened 400 years later in 2394.