New Community Movement

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New Community Movement
Hangul 새마을 운동 Hanja 새마을 運動 Revised Romanization Saemaeul Undong McCune-Reischauer Saemaŭl Undong

The New Community Movement, also known as the New Village Movement or Saemaeul Movement, was a political initiative launched by former South Korean president Park Chung Hee to modernize the rural South Korean economy. The most significant aspect was spreading orange tiled houses throughout the countryside to replace tradition-bound straw-thatched or choga-jip houses.

[edit] See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• History of South Korea
• Economy of South Korea

[edit] External links

• Discussion on Saemaeul undong movement.
• New Village Movement