· The Green Plugged Festival The Green Plugged Festival is an environmental campaign and music festival which is in its fourth year. The goal of this festival is to deliver the campaign message to the world, starting from the Republic of Korea, of “Thinking for a better tomorrow and a little practice”. Green Plugged is a combination of green and plug. It means a new environment that is covered with natural things and green spaces. This festival is designed so people can relax in and enjoy nature and experience positive actions and ideas for a sustainable future through various programs combine
Many Koreans are accustomed to western culture like eating hamburgers, listening to foreign music and living in an apartment instead of a traditional Korean house. Recently, I went to Seoul to cover a story on Han-style, which includes Hangeul, Hansik, Hanbok, Hanok, Hanji, Hanguk-eumak and especially Hanok (traditional Korean house) with the hope that many Koreans will remember and enjoy our traditional culture artifacts. In Seoul, there are five big palaces. Of these five big palaces, Changdeokgung, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997, and Gyeongbokgung, which served as
1. Jeonju Hanok VillageJeonju Hanok Village is located in the center of Jeonju and is the largest Hanok village in Korea. In this village there are 700 Hanok, traditional Korean houses, and travelers can experience various aspects of traditional culture such as handicrafts. Hanok Village is the landmark of Jeonju, which is known as the most Korean city. 2. GyunggijeonGyunggijeon is a palace built at a blessed site. Gyunggijeon was built to enshrine the portrait of King Taejo Lee Sung-gye who founded the Joseon Dynasty. Tourists can easily find Gyunggijeon because it is located near Jeonju Hano
1. Paju Book City: Get off at Eunseoggyo intersection bus stop ● Bookstore street, which includes Gwanginsa Street and Heodong Street Gwanginsa street is named for the first publishing company, Gawanginsa which was established in 1884. Hoedong street is named after the name of first modern bookstore which opened in 1897. ● Treasure Island (a beautiful used bookstore) People who travel to Paju Book City usually visit there. It is run by volunteers. You can purchase lots of new and used books at low prices. Besides books, you can buy CDs and LPs, too. If you don't want to buy and books, you can
We can easily think that enjoying art is a very royal thing. We also have to pay expensive fees for appreciating art works in galleries. Because of these things, art seems like it is separated from us. Well, don't think like this anymore. I will tell you about good places to enjoy art easier and better than before. I found awesome places in Daejeon. Daejeon is a little bit far from Daegu, but you can go there easily by KTX. It just takes 50 minutes from Dong Daegu station to Daejeon Station. And don't worry about the distance between the train station and galleries. They are close to Daejeon s
● Hwacheon Tomato FestivalLocation: Sachang-ri Sanae-myeon Hwacheon-gun Gangwon Province Purpose: The purpose of this festival is to increase the value of Hwack Mountain’s tomatoes, and to revive the local economy through the festival. Details: There are various activities every year. This year’s festival includes tomato Olympics, main stage, experience programs, display and invitation events. This year to commemorate the London Olympics, the tomato Olympics was held in Culture Village road. In the tomato Olympics, people could try soccer, handball, archery, tomato shooting and basketball. Any
The subject of the Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea is: “The Living Ocean and Coast” The mascots are Yeony and Suny Yeony: Yeony means 'open' and Yeony’s image symbolizes the hope for hosting a successful Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea. Suny: The meaning of Suny is 'water' and 'excellent' and the image symbolizes the hope for a successful marine expo. The Four BigBig 4 Attractions of Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea- 80 scale pipe organ and Sky Tower with an 80-scale pipe organTwo aAbandoned cement silos were changed reclaimed to serve as a theater and an observation deck. into a huge pipe organ that has 80 scales and th
At six-thirty a.m. on March 17th, I took an express bus for the South Sea; I was excited to see it. Recently I was so concerned about an upcoming test and I was tired of attending classes. After an hour and a half thinking of interesting events in the South Sea, my friends and I arrived at the Munsan rest area. “A loaf of bread is better than the song of many birds.” After a good breakfast there, the express bus started off again. After another hour and a half, Samchunpo Bridge in the South Seawelcomed us when we arrived. This bridge connects the island to the mainland with five bridges totali
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