Hadong Agyang-myeon [Slow City] 하동 악양면
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Agyang-myeon located in Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do province is home to Korea’s well-known Jirisan Mountain, and the crystal clear waters of Seomjingang River. Two mountain ranges, both beginning from Samsinbong Peak, form the natural boundaries of the area and its villages.
Agyang-myeon’s unique atmosphere invokes feelings of nostaligia as well as fresh natural scents of the outdoors. At the foot of the mountain is a time-honored wild tea field that has existed more than 1,300 years. Green tea from Hadong has long been known as superior to all other green teas.
The area is also famous as the setting of ’Toji’, a saga written by Korea’s famed author Park Gyeong-Ri. Some places referenced in the novel include Cham Pan Choi’s residence and Pyeongsa-ri Park. Every autumn, the “Toji Literature Festival” takes place here. For its representative traditions and many other reasons, Agyang-myeon was designated the fifth Slow City in Korea in 2009. The city is the first tea producing area designate as a Slow City, and the green tea of Hadong was officially recognized as a local specialty by the World Slow City Network General Assembly.
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・Information : * Walking along Pyeongsari White Sand Beaches & Walking through Pyeongsari barley fields
* Joining Dawon Concert: Enjoying performance in Maeam Tea Museum & Learning Tea Etiquette
* Stone wall path: Walk along stone wall of Sangpyeong village in Pyeongsa-ri and Sangsin village in Jeongseo-ri
* Visiting Green Tea Village, Making Tea: Juam Village, Hand-made tea Museum, Pyeongsari People, Maeam Tea Museum
* Joining the program in Cham-pan Choi’s Residence: five-colored tea place & open-run Korean traditional music performance
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Choi ChampandaekGyeongsangnam-do > The House of Choi Champan is known as the setting of the famous novel ‘Toji’ (‘The Land’) by noted author Park Gyeong-ri. Located in a small folk literature village in Agyang-myeon, Pyeongsa-ri along the Seomjingang River at the foot of Jirisan Mountain, Choe Champandaek consists of fourteen |
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Pyeongsari FieldGyeongsangnam-do > Seomjingang River flows through the canyon gathering people to form a village. The field is where the new life springs as rice and barley grows. Pyeongsari field is one of the largest field boasting a size of 2,743,801 ㎡. |
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