Korea sees earlier arrival of spring this year Forsythias, azaleas and cherry blossoms this year will bloom three to five days earlier than in an average year. By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Hwaya Photos = Korea.net DB Spring has arrived in Korea considerably ahead of schedule. Gyeongchip, the day when frogs wake from their…
Floral festivals across Korea The Million Rose Garden in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, hosts a rose festival from May 27 to June 11. (Bucheon City’s official blog) By Lee Yoonseo and Sohn JiAe Full-blown flowers are ringing out the late spring of May and welcoming the early summer of June all across the Korean Peninsula. An abundance…
Korea attracts UK tourists with tradition, technology British guards march down Sejong-daero in central Seoul as part of the Hi Seoul Festival hosted by Seoul Metropolitan City. (Korea.net DB) By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun For tourists from the U.K., Korea has become a destination of unique charm where tradition and technology coexist, and…
Stroll through spring’s petal-laden paths Each April, Jeju Island’s fields turn bright yellow as canola flowers come into bloom. Pictured is a field of canola near Sanbangsan Mountain. (Jeju Tourism Organization) By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana The year’s most colorful, fragrant season is upon us. The warm breeze is making its way up the…
When will cherry blossoms bloom this year? The cherry blossom wave of 2018 is expected to be slightly earlier or else similar to last year. The photo shows the cherry blossoms along the walls of Changdeokgung Palace in Jongno-gu District, Seoul. (Korea.net DB) By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun The cherry blossoms that decorate springtime…
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 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…
See future of tech at Seoul’s Igloo Festival By Jeon Han and Yoon Sojung Photos = Jeon Han Video = Kim Sunjoo Seoul | Jan. 30 An igloo has been built in Seoul Plaza in central Seoul. This is not an ice house to avoid the cold, however. It’s an igloo designed to show off the…
Gangwon-do invites you to its winter festivals Snow sculptures of Soohorang and Bandabi, the official mascots for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, stand in a snowy field during the 2017 Daegwallyeong Snow Festival in Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 3, 2017. (Korea.net DB) By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung…
Pyeongchang one of best places to visit in 2018: CNN Travel Pyeongchang-gun County is included as one of the 18 best-places to visit in 2018, as published by CNN Travel on Jan. 1. (CNN Travel Homepage) By Yoon SojungCNN Travel, a tourism website that’s part of CNN, on Jan. 1 selected Pyeongchang-gun County…
