Until this century, in fact, Koreans, whether they lived in palaces or thatched-roof huts, considered these cloths indispensable.

Lounge chairs under thatched-roof huts, water chute into the sea, and rope swing provide extra entertainment.

On each side was a group of a dozen or so thatched-roof huts where divers roomed.

All the smiling people had turned out of the thatched-roof huts to greet them at the bottom of the incline.

The residents have adorned their thatched-roof huts with bougainvillea and hibiscus gardens.

"I have hope in the Lord," she said, standing outside her thatched-roof hut, her baby tied on her back with a scarf.

Rather, most are modeled on simple thatched-roof earthen huts used as dwellings by commoners.

After all, who would watch a show with nothing but lazy days in a hammock and peaceful sleep in a thatched-roof hut?

"They have booths that look like thatched-roof huts," he said.

But on the outskirts of the village, where newcomers are slashing and burning the jungle to build thatched-roof huts, memories are shorter.