Culinary delights of Gangwon-do: a bowl of nature

Culinary delights of Gangwon-do: a bowl of nature   By Kang Gahui and Yoon Jihye Photos = Jeon Han The natural environment of Gangwon-do Province is the foundation of the province’s famous cuisine. Blessed with mountains, sea and land, the province is home to the Taebaek-sanmaek Mountain Range, the backbone of the Korean Peninsula, that marches down the center…

Time for a walk across Gangwon

Time for a walk across Gangwon     Woljeongsa Temple, founded in 643, is one of the representative Buddhist temples in Gangwon-do Province and a must-visit for tourists to Pyeongchang-gun County. The photo above shows the temple on a snowy day on March 25, 2016. (Korea.net DB)   By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung   Pyeongchang, Gangneung and…

Enjoy the Korean winter outdoors

Enjoy the Korean winter outdoors     Winter in Korea gets extremely cold and windy. The photo above shows Deogyusan Mountain in Gyeongsangnam-do Province covered in snow. (Korea Tourism Organization)   By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin This February, all eyes are on Korea, the host of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. In…