Jeungpyeong Ogye Black Chicken Village
Ogye is a village of perhaps 200 people that has been breeding a specific strain of black-feathered, black-boned chicken for over 400 years — a nationally registered natural monument. The breed (called Ogye, meaning 'black chicken') is considered medicinal in Korean traditional thought and appears in Joseon royal court records. The village runs a small heritage center that explains the breeding history and genetics, and local restaurants serve dishes made from the birds. This is the kind of hyper-specific local heritage that Korea does extraordinarily well but rarely publicizes abroad. The village itself is set in gentle farming country with none of the self-consciousness of a designated tourist attraction.
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