The Daegu Yangyeongsi Market has been an international market for herbal medicines from China, Russia, Europe, and other regions for 350 years. The Herbal Medicine Culture Festival shows medicinal herbs found in Korea’s mountains and offers visitors a chance to experience many relaxing and curative traditional medicinal procedures. The Daegu Yangyeongsi Herbal Medicine Culture Festival will be an interesting event for international visitors who are interested in Korea’s medicinal herbs and the medical sciences and traditions of Asia. There will be fascinating events, such as an herbal medicine
Period: December 19 - 30Place: Keimyung Art CenterRunning Time: 150 minutesThe musical The Last Empress will be performed at the Keimyung Art Center from December 19-30. This year, The Last Empress celebrates its 20th anniversary, originating in 1995. The play has been recreated in all aspects including story, music, set design and visualization. This musical portrays Empress Myeongseong, the last queen of Joseon, who tried to save the country amid the invasion of foreign powers. This musical stars a variety of famous musical actors including Kim Sohyeon, Sin Yeongsuk, Min Yeonggi. Because of
Period: May 30 ~ Oct. 18Place: Daegu Art MuseumArtist: Yinka Shonibre MBEPrice: 5000 won for adult Yinka Shonibare’s art works were exhibited at Daegu Art Museum from May 30 to October 18. Yinka Shonibare was born in London in 1962 as a Nigerian-English person. He suffered from a rare disease which gave him a disability, but he still studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art and Goldsmiths College in London. He was also awarded the decoration of Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2010. He was raised in white society, so he usually deals with art works about Euro-cen
Place: Daegu EXCODates: October 8 - 11Time: 10:00 - 18:00Price: 8000 won, free if reserved onlineThe Fifth Daegu Coffee and Cafe Exposition will be held in October at EXCO. This is held in Daegu, the “city of coffee”, because Daegu has the most coffee shops in Korea and produces the most coffee trainees every year. You can find the latest information and trends in the cafe industry, as well as learn how to start a coffee shop. You can also taste different kinds of premium coffee from all over the world. There will be a variety of events, including a cafe culture experience, a barista competiti
Place: Around Duryu ParkDates: July 22 – July 26The Daegu Chicken and Beer Festival, held in July, is one of the representative events in Daegu. You can taste different kinds of chicken and beer and, experience educational events about the development of the chicken industry. There will also be a lot of activities such as K-pop and rock concerts, participation events such as a chicken cooking contest, face painting and cultural and artistic shows by international sister cities. The festival has signed an agreement with the Qingdao International Beer Festival in China, which is becoming a
·Period: Feb. 27 - March 16·Place: Daegu Culture and Arts Center·Time: 10:00 ~ 20:00On the first floor, 234 undisclosed pieces from 2010 are exhibited as well as stories related to the pictures and interviews with winners. The second floor has a special exhibition under the theme of “6.25, The Forgotten War” by Pulitzer Prize winner Max Desfor. The Pulitzer Prize was founded in 1917 by a $500,000 fund from Joseph Pulitzer’s will. There are 3 categories for the Pulitzer Prize, which are Journalism, Letters, Drama, and Music. In 1942, a category for news photos was added. News photos had been di
·Date: 2014.12.05 (Fri) ~ 2015.03.15 (Sun)·Place: Gyeonggi-do, Gapyeong-gun, Sang-myun, Soomokwon-ro 432.A new school term has started. Spring is coming. To better enjoy this wonderful season, the Gazette would like to introduce you to The Garden of Morning Calm. This place is decorated with different themes each month. In March, the Korean peninsula’s wild flowers will be exhibited. You can see about 300 species of rare wild flowers that bloom on Mt. Baekdu and Mt. Halla and also about 200 species of wild flowers that bloom on Mt. Chungnyeong. Until March 15, the garden will be colorfully lit
·Dates: 10/17(Fri)-10/19(Sun)·place: Suncheon Bay Garden, Suncheon Bay.·Theme: Close your eyes. Open your ears. Be the one.·Slogan: Sound of nature, singing of reeds.The 16th Suncheon Bay Reeds Festival will be held in Suncheon jeollanam-do. At that festival you can participate walkathon, writing contest, literature tour, ecological experience and daybreak tour, which is a guided walk around amazing Suncheon Bay. An observation deck is available to view a Suncheon Bay sunset on the S-shaped beach surrounded by the reeds, which is considered to be one of the nation’s most beautiful sightseeing