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Travel to Gyeonju which is the area for Korean history

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Long time ago, Gyeongju was a capital city during Silla Dynasty so it has lots of precious cultural heritage. Silla Dynasty has thousands of history from the beginning to the end. Therefore as Gyeongju was the capital city during that time, it has lots of cultural heritage as much as we can call the city as cultural asset. We will introduce few place that you must go and visit. 1. Cheomseongdae - Cheomseongdae is the oldest astronomical observatory in East Asia. It is a 31st national treasure in Korea. Cheomseongdae’s beauty of curve is not fancy but it shows beauty of Korea. 2. Gyeongju national museum - Gyeongju national museum has 78,680 pieces of relics, 2,383 exhibition relics, 13 national treasures and 29 treasures. 3. Daereungwon - It is a tomb from silla dynasty The mound has a height of 12.7 m with a diameter of 50 m, and consists of a layer of rocks collected from streams. A total of 11,526 artifacts were discovered within the tomb, inclu...

Traditional Markets in Seoul, Korea

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Many foreigners visiting Korea would like to experience the Korean traditional culture. There are Hanok villages, Hanbok, Korean traditional cloth, or others to enjoy in Korea but there are nothing better to experience Korean culture than traditional markets where the modern and the past coexist. There are still lots of traditional market but I would like to recommend you the most famous markets in Seoul. 1. Namdaemoon Market ▶ http://namdaemunmarket.co.kr/index.php Namdaemoon Market is the biggest market in Korea. There are 10,000 of stores and wagons. You can not only buy many things at Namdaemoon Market, but you can also taste a variety of Korean traditional foods. You can taste real Korean foods in traditional market because it has been passed down from before. Each alley is characterized by its own unique streets. 2. Tongin Market ▶ http://tonginmarket.co.kr/mall/index.php#none Tongin Market is composed of 70-80 stores. It is small- and mediu...

Best 5 places to travel in Korea to beat the sweltering heat during summer

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① Enjoy the sea water park in the center of a city At sunset, walking in Songdo International Business District, Incheon is elegant. When Lights turn on at light in central park, the street has a dreamy atmosphere. You don’t need to go to faraway place; you can enjoy the vacation in the city. There is walking trail through the forest in central park. Also, there are tribowl, Incheon bridge Observatory called Ocean Scope and Contemporary architecture. In Solchan Park, there is a beautiful coastal walk along the ocean and also canal walk shopping centre. Location: Incheon Yeonsu-gu, Songdo-dong / Inquiry=Incheon Tourism Information Center (Central Park) TEL.+82-032-832-3031 ② The beautiful mountain valley There are beautiful valleys in Gangwon Do Injae-Gun Sang-Nam Myeon and Girin Myeon to enjoy the vacation. Misan twon is the place by the surrounding beautiful mountains such as Mt. Gaein and Mt. Bangtae. The Misan Valley is the first place to do river buggin...

Korean famous “Bingsu” shops! In this post, I will introduce famous “Bingsu” shops to drive away the heat of summer.

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Summer in Korea is getting hotter. More and more people are trying Bingsu due to high temperature and humidity. Also, you have seen it in many Korean dramas, and a lot of foreign tourists are coming to have it. Today, I will introduce you some popular Bingsu shops in Korea. ▲ 1. Damjangyeope Guk Wa Kkot ‘Danhobak (Autumn squash) Patbingsu’ – Gangnam, Seoul Bingsu at this shop is not only made of red bean but also chestnut, jujube and injeolmi (Korean glutinous rice cakes coated with roasted soybean powder). Among all variants they have, the best one is Jujube. The texture is so crunchy, making it the most popular menu in this shop. If you want to try Korean traditional Bingsu, then please visit here! If your stomach is cold, then ‘Dam Kkot Danpatjuk (red bean porridge)’ is recommended as well! Address : Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul KRW 8,000 @damkkot_official (서울특별시 서초구 반포동 92-3) @damkkot_official ▲  2. Buamdong Bingsujib (Bubing) – Jongno, Seoul ...

Representative Korean culture

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Today, I will be introducing representative Korean culture both traditional and modern ones! Korea was invaded multiple times for past 5000 years, and had always fought back as well as maintaining their ethnicity. Aren’t Korean people amazing? 1. Traditional Korean clothes? Hanbok Hankbok is traditional clothes of Korea. Normally there are Yu (top), Go (Pants), Sang (Skirt), Po (Jacket) and additional ones like Gwan-mo (hat), Dae (belts), Hwa (Shoes). During the Joseon Dynasty period, these clothing had lasted for a long time. These days, normally, people wear Hanbok on special days such as the new years of Korean thanks giving. Also young people in Korea sometimes take photos while wearing Hanbok. Many tourists from other countries also try on wearing Hanbok, and you can experience this at Gyungbok-gung palace, Anguk station or Jeon-ju. 2. Hanok (Korean style house) Hanok is a form of traditional Korean house that is built using traditional Kore...