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Dangjin Waemok Village Sunrise Festival 당진 왜목마을 해넘이 해맞이축제

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Waemok-gil, Seongmun-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do (충청남도 당진시 석문면 왜목길)

The Dangjin Waemok Village Sunrise Festival takes place in Waemok Village located in Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do. The place itself is regarded as one of the top three sunrise viewing spots in Korea. Around 100,000 people visit the festival every year to see the simple and poetic sunrise.

Starting in the afternoon of December 31, various sunrise events will begin, including tourist singing contests, celebrity guest performances, a New Year’s countdown, and burning daljip (brushwood) to make a wish. When the new year begins, visitors can take in the sunrise and warm up with some tteokguk (sliced rice cake soup) at the end of the festival.

Utilization information

・Age limit : No age limit

・Finished : 20160101

・Location : Waemok Village

・Beginning : 20151231

・Location : From Seoul Nambu Terminal, take an intercity bus bound for Dangjin Bus Terminal.
(First bus 06:40, last bus 19:30/ Travel time: 1 hr and 30 min)
Transfer to Bus 104 at the terminal and get off at the Gyoro 2-ri Waemok Village Entrance Bus Stop.
From the bus stop, walk toward the port for about 270m (4 min).

Or, take a taxi to the village from the bus terminal.
(About 40 km away / The taxi fare will cost around 21,000 won.)

・Operating Hours : Free

Introduction

The Dangjin Waemok Village Sunrise Festival takes place in Waemok Village located in Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do. The place itself is regarded as one of the top three sunrise viewing spots in Korea. Around 100,000 people visit the festival every year to see the simple and poetic sunrise.

Starting in the afternoon of December 31, various sunrise events will begin, including tourist singing contests, celebrity guest performances, a New Year’s countdown, and burning daljip (brushwood) to make a wish. When the new year begins, visitors can take in the sunrise and warm up with some tteokguk (sliced rice cake soup) at the end of the festival.

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