World Cup Park Winter Festival to kick off Dec 24 Another winter festival is scheduled to take place at Peace Square in World Cup Park, located in Mapo-gu, Seoul, from December 24, 2014 to February 22, 2015. Visitors are able to experience various events, including ice sledding, cooking sweet potatoes, making eco-friendly hand…
Christmas train takes revelers to Santa Village A Santa village has opened its doors at a flag station in rural Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province). Run by the railroad operator Korail, the mountain-going “V-Train” is now ready to carry passengers to the Santa Village, making the round trip through the Baekdudaegan mountain range that…
Airport Express Train extends discount fare service until next year The Korea Railroad Corporation, or better known as KORAIL, announced a one-year extension until December 31, 2015 on its discount fare for the Airport Railroad Express (AREX) express train, which runs non-stop between Incheon International Airport and Seoul Station (total travel time: 43…
Santa Claus offers safety as Christmas gift Clad as Santa Claus, rescuers climb the Haegolbawi, ‘Skeleton Rock,’ of Bukhansan Mountain on December 21, four days before Christmas. They remind us of Santa Claus as he climbs up the chimney to bring Christmas gifts. Santa Claus has come to the rocky face of Bukhansan Mountain,…
Korean maps, tourist info now in simplified Chinese A new smartphone application is winning popularity among mainland Chinese tourists travelling in Korea. The app provides information about tourist attractions and information about discount vouchers in major shopping districts. Users can also book a package tour at a travel agency, all using the “玩转韩国,”…
Masks & the Mask Dance This is the fifth part in our series, “Masks & the Mask Dance” published in partnership with the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage The Haeseo Mask Dance: the mask dances from Hwanghae Province the Bongsan Mask Dance – the Gangnyeong Mask Dance – the Eunyul Mask Dance…
Iconic soft drink for 64 years: Chilsung Cider The baby boom generation of Korea, born roughly between 1955 and 1966, tends to feel nostalgic about school outings and the picnic food of their childhood. Two of the most common foods from field trips were gimbap, an assortment of vegetables rolled inside edible seaweed,…
New Year’s Eve concerts on the way New Year’s Eve concerts in Seoul and Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province), will mark the end of the year and greet the coming year. Various repertoires and programs, from opera arias and symphonies to traditional Korean music and fireworks, will add the fun when greeting the New…
Hanji traditional paper beloved around the world There’s a saying that silk lasts for only 500 years, whereas traditional mulberry paper, Hanji, can survive for a thousand years (견오백지천년, 絹五百紙天年). Seoul recently played host to a seminar aimed at shedding new light on the excellence of the traditional paper, as well as to…
Single card allows book lovers to use 295 public libraries With a single card, people will now be able to borrow books from 295 public libraries across the nation. As announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 22, the Library One Card, orChaekieum, will be used nationwide starting in…
