‘Welcome to Joseon’

‘Welcome to Joseon’     As part of the ‘Welcome to Joseon’ festival at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, the ‘Birthday Party for the Village Governor’ show amuses visitors on May 1.   By Kim Young-ah and Sohn JiAe Photos= Kim Young-ah May 1, 2017 | Yongin “A time capsule.” This is…

Icheon Ceramics Festival

Icheon-si in Gyeonggi-do Province, a city famous for its pottery ever since the Bronze Age, is hosting a yearly ceramics festival where the city will present some of the country’s most beautiful ceramic arts, such as traditional celadon, white porcelain, gray blue buncheong celadon, and some more modern designs, too.

Spring fragrances fill Jeju fields

Spring fragrances fill Jeju fields   Thousands of yellow canola blossoms carpet the foothills of Jeju’s Sanbangsan Mountain every spring. The Jeju Tourism Organization has designated this area and the neighboring Yongmeori Beach as one of island’s must-see sites during the month of April.   By Kim Young-ah and Lee Hana Photos = Jeju Tourism…