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Gochang Green Barley Field Festival

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Hagwon Farm, Gongeum-myeon, Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do
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This festival is held every year in April amongst the beautiful green barley fields of the Gochang-gun region. The Gochang Green Barley Field Festival is the region’s most popular festival and was visited by over 550,000 tourists in 2008. The festival celebrates the region’s plentiful 'barley', and visitors can take part in activities such as making flutes out of barley and searching for hidden treasures in the barley fields. A visit to the festival is also a good opportunity to see Seonunsan Provincial Park and Gochangeupseong Fortress, as well as sampling the pungcheon jangeo (eel), which is a regional delicacy.

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Age limit
Open to visitors of all ages.
End date
20160508
Venue
Hakwon Tourism Farm area
Start date
20160416
Venue info
From Seoul Central City Terminal, take an express bus to Gochang Terminal.

From Gochang Terminal, take a bus to Mujang. (20min intervals)
From Mujang, transfer to a bus bound for Gongeum (공음) and get off at Seonsan.
Hours
Varies by program

Updated 2016.04.14

Introduction

This festival is held every year in April amongst the beautiful green barley fields of the Gochang-gun region. The Gochang Green Barley Field Festival is the region’s most popular festival and was visited by over 550,000 tourists in 2008. The festival celebrates the region’s plentiful 'barley', and visitors can take part in activities such as making flutes out of barley and searching for hidden treasures in the barley fields. A visit to the festival is also a good opportunity to see Seonunsan Provincial Park and Gochangeupseong Fortress, as well as sampling the pungcheon jangeo (eel), which is a regional delicacy.

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Hagwon Farm, Gongeum-myeon, Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do


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