Dancheong refers to the technique of coloring a building or the result of its use, and Dancheongjang refers to a craftsman who does dancheong work. The area of dancheong has traditionally tended to encompass discord, and the recent learning process supports this perception. The history of Dancheong dates back to the Three Kingdoms Period. Damjing of Goguryeo, Baekje's Baekga and Silla's Solgeo are all considered to have been responsible for the responsibility of dancheong as painters who painted murals in temples.

Dancheong, which is painted on Buddhist temples and palaces with special authority, was used to extend the life span of the building and to serve as both a grandeur. Even among the buildings, the design choices and the degree of decoration were different, and the prestige was different. The royal palaces and the temple's Daeungjeon Hall were treated with a variety of Geumdancheong, Morodancheong, and Geukgi Dancheong. It embodies a bright pattern based mainly on five mineralized stone pigments.

Dancheongjang includes Yi Chih-ho, Kim Seong-su, Im Seok-jeong, and Hong Chang-won, who were designated as national intangible cultural assets, and many craftsmen are also working in the provinces through their respective transmission systems. Gyeonggi-do Province is the owner of Dancheongjang, and Kim Jong-wook (born 1937) was designated as the head of Dancheongjang in 1999.