In Korea, people take their shoes off when they come into the house. Also, Koreans do not sit on challs indoors, but they sit on the floor and sleep on the bedding spread on the floor. This life style of sitting on the floor is influenced by the traditional ondol beating system. Ondol is a traditional heating system in Korea that uses the fireplace to heat up the whole room. When the broad and flat stone under the floor is heated, the warm air goes up and the cold air goes own, making the whole room warm.
온돌은 몸을 따뜻하게 하고 몸 안의 피가 잘 통하게 해 준다고 하여 여성들에게 특히 인기가 있다. 현대식 건물에 도 온돌 효과를 이용한 난방을 설치하거나 해외에 살고 있는 교포들이 온돌방을 그리워하는 것을 보아도 온돌이 여전히 한국인에게 인기가 있음을 알 수 있다. 최근에는 온돌 난방법을 이용한 '돌침대'나 '찜질방'의 인기도 높다.
Ondol heating system is especially popular for women for it helps to warm up the body and is good for blood circulation Ondol still seems. to be an important part of Korean lifestyle because even for some modernized buildings. they still use the ondol heating system and overseas Koreans miss the ondol heating system as well. Recently, a sloned-bed and Jjimjilbang which also use the ondol healing system are quite popular in Korea as well.
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