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Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival

청도소싸움축제

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348, Namseonghyeon-ro, Hwayang-eup, Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do (경상북도 청도군 화양읍 남성현로 348 (화양읍))

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* The festival is postponed until further notice.

The Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival celebrates the long tradition of bullfighting in the Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. Drawing over half a million visitors annually since its inception in 1999, the festival is the largest bullfighting championship in the country. In addition to the bullfighting championship, the festival offers a number of exciting events including performances, hands-on experience programs, and exhibitions of the history of bullfighting, local agriculture, cows, etc.

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Start date: 2013.04.17
End date: 2013.04.21
Venue: Gyeongsangbuk-do Cheongdo-gun Sossaum (Bullfighting) Stadium
Venue info: Take a train to Cheongdo Station (청도역).
* Train schedule (Seoul Station to Cheongdo Station): 05:50-20:15, 20 trains daily
From Cheongdo Station, cross the street and go towards the bus stop.
Take a bus bound for Punggak (풍각).
Get off at Chilseong 3(sam)-geori (칠성3거리).
Program: ※ Postponed indefinitely.
Admission: Free

Updated 2017.04.09

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348, Namseonghyeon-ro, Hwayang-eup, Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do

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