It is listed by the South Korean government with UNESCO as a World Heritage Site with Yangdong Folk Village in 2010[2] and attract around 1 million visitors every year.

[3] Founded in the 14th-15th century, Hahoe, along with Yangdong, is one of the most highly-regarded historic villages centered around closely-linked families in South Korea.

The Ryu (or Yu in some transcriptions) clan of Pungsan established the Hahoe Folk Village in the 15th century during the Joseon Dynasty and has been a one-clan community since that time.

[5] Yongmogak Shrine houses Yu Sŏngnyong's collection of books and includes South Korean National Treasure No.

[7] The mask play, which has been staged in Hahoe-ri, Pungcheon-myeon, Andong City, North Gyeongsang Province, is National Intangible Cultural Treasure No.

Byeolsingut Tal Nori is a mask play that is included in the overall village rite, and is a mixture of ritual, folk opera and pantomime.

At this time, they enjoyed pouring oil on egg shells or buppy pieces and flying them with a wick, or dropping pine tree stems that had been lit at Buyongdae.

Hahoe Folk Village has been listed as a World Heritage Site since 2010 and attracts more than 1 million visitors a year.