In the past, kimjang(kimchi-making) day was a day for sharing love, a day for festivals and feasting.
Designated as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, kimjang has gone global and kimchi has become a classic, healthy food much loved by people around the world.
With the first Seoul Kimchi Festival in 2014, the much forgotten Korean sharing spirit comes alive and kimjang was created into a cultural festival that has developed into a leading global sharing festival in Seoul.
Celebrating the theme ‘Happy sharing, Kimjang day,’
the 4th Seoul Kimchi Festival will offer visitors opportunities to touch,
feel and taste the unique Korean kimjang culture through various programs
such as Making&Sharing Kimchi, where over 5,000 people get together to
make kimchi for the underprivileged, Seoul Kimjanggan, where participants
get to try their hands at making kimchi for our families as well
the Kimchi Market and Kimchi Imagination Playground etc.
From November 3rd (Fri) to 5th (Sun), 2017, Kimjang Day!
A festival with an authentic kimjang theme to create an enjoyable kimjang culture rich in traditional value.
We hope that everyone will have a magical time at Seoul Kimchi Festival.
Event name : The 4th Seoul Kimchi Festival
Date and Time : November 3rd (Fri) ~ 5th (Sun), 2017
Venue : Seoul Plaza, Mugyo-ro
Host : Seoul Metropolitan City
Organizers : Seoul Metropolitan City, Kimchi Association of Korea, MIRAL Welfare Foundation
This restaurant is in a beautiful natural environment surrounded by Suraksan Mountain and Dobongsan Mountain. The most popular dish is “Hanu Modum Gui (Assorted Grilled Korean Beef)” made of 100% Korean beef, including special beef cuts like beef thin skirt, hanging tender, flank, neck chain, and chuck flap tail as well as ribs that are delivered every day.
Located 1km north of Baneojin, Ilsan Beach is a fine-grained sandy beach that is 600m in length, 40-60m in x_width, and 26,000㎡ in total area. The water is relatively shallow at 1-2 meters in depth and holds an average temperature of around 21.2 degrees Celsius. Every July, there is a beach festival and in just a few months a beachside amusement park will be opening up to the public. Ilsan Beach offers various amenities and is surrounded by accommodation facilities, allowing for a comfortable and pleasant stay.
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Sun Cruise Resort is a resort located 60m above the sea in the shape of a cruise ship. Surrounding the resort is an extensive park, with themed gardens and sculptures. The theme park's main attraction is the sunrise garden, opening up at the main gate of Sun Cruise Resort. The garden features the famous sculpture "The Hands of Blessing," and other art pieces that blend with the sunrise over the ocean.
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The coffins were severely damaged in the aftermath of the Korean War, but were later restored by the Jeonju National Museum. When they were first found, the twin tombs measured 3.1 meters high and 0.5 kilometers wide, but some of the original wood was lost during the tombs’ tumultuous history and the restoration that followed. The larger of the restored tombs now measures 30 meters in diameter and 5 meters in x_height while the smaller tomb measures 24 meters in diameter and 3.5 meters in x_height. On January 21, 1963 the tombs were designated Historic Site No. 87.
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