This year’s rose festival begins on May 27 at the Rose Theme Garden at the Seoul Grand Park. The garden will be covered with roses in full bloom and visitors can enjoy concerts and a rose pool filled with petals throughout the festival.
Tasty tales of Andong Andong, a city imbued with the spirit of Confucianism, has many regional delicacies that have interesting backstories about how they came to be served on the dinner table. Owing to the region’s deep-rooted Confucianist traditions, Andong has more varieties of ancestral ceremonial foods compared to other regions of Korea.…
Suncheon, food capital of the southern provinces From long ago, dishes from the southern provinces have been well known to be delicious. The dishes are made with ingredients that come from the unpolluted seas, mountains, rivers and fields. Among the many cities of the southern provinces, food from Suncheon, Jeollanam-do Province, is considered…
The 2016 Haeundae Sand Festival will take place at Haeundae Beach in Busan from May 27 to 30. This year’s festival has the theme of “Adventure in the Ocean, Passion on the Sand.” Sand sculptures by nine artists from seven different countries will be on display at the beach.
Andong: photos of history, heritage The Nakdonggang River (낙동강, 洛東江) is the longest river in South Korea. It flows for 510 kilometers and has a drainage basin covering 23,384 square kilometers. The river originates around Taebaeksan Mountain in Gangwon-do Province, and meanders its way through Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do provinces before reaching the Straits…
Nature and people, tradition and modernity coexist in Suncheon Suncheonman Bay can be seen from the Yongsan Observatory. “[This city] is famous for… nothing really, isn’t it?” “No, not really. It’s a bit strange that so many people are living in the city despite that.“ The imagined city of Mujin is described as…
Seven reasons to visit Busan Busan is one of my favorite cities in Korea. For those of you who might not be familiar with the place, I’ve compiled a list, below, to explain to you why Busan is awesome. 1. Food, food, food! This was actually the first thing that came to…
Samgyetang lures 4,000 employees to Seoul A 4,000-strong group of employees from the Chinese healthcare company Nanjing Joymain Science & Technology gathers at the Banpo Hangang River Park in Seoul to enjoy a samgyetang dinner on May 6. Over 4,000 Chinese tourists gathered in Moonlight Square at the Banpo Hangang Park in Seoul…
Icheon has been a center of ceramics and pottery ever since the Bronze Age. In 2010, it was designated as a “City of Crafts and Folk Art,” part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The festival is also Korea’s largest ceramics and pottery festival.
Cooking Korean food at home When it comes to food, I always choose what’s good, enticing and delightful. With the introduction of Korean cuisine, which is constantly attracting global interest, I started to learn to love the wonderful dishes that are served in a unique table setup. Colorful, delicious and healthy: it’s for…
