| Many of these villages have become popular tourist destinations as a result and quite a few have been used as a filming location for Korean dramas and movies, drawing even more local and international visitors. |
| Inspired by these mural villages, a large group of volunteers from the RoK turned their artistic talents into transforming the Tam Thanh fishing village in Quang Nam into the first mural village of Vietnam. |
| It took the volunteers 20 days from start to finish to complete the project entitled ‘Tam Thanh Mural Village – Art for a Better Community’ |
| Oh Ye Seul, 25, draws pictures on house |
| One goal of the project is to raise the awareness of the importance of protecting and preserving the environment, said a rep from the RoK Embassy in Vietnam, one of the organizers. |
| Park Kyoung Chul, representative of the Korea Foundation, another organizer, hopes that the project will inspire people to take more pride and responsibility in their hometown. |
| More than 100 houses with rusted gates and roofs are painted |
