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Seoul - monthly weekend Pungmul Market
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13306 | Apr 09, 2011 |
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The Seoul Pungmul (Folk Flea) Market, a representative pungmul market (folk flea market) in Korea, is held on the last Saturday of every month. During market hours, a diversity of interesting programs are...
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Hangang Yeouido Spring Flower Festival to begin on April 8
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17704 | Apr 07, 2011 |
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(Photo: Yeongdeungpo district office) The 7th Hangang Yeoido Spring Flower Festival will take place from April 8 to 19 in the Yeoido area. The festival, hosted annually by the Yeongdeungpo dist...
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Hansik (The Cold Food Festival)
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20774 | Apr 06, 2011 |
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In Korea, The Cold Food Festival or Hansik (literally meaning "cold food") is a traditional Korean holiday. In the modern version of Hansik, people welcome the warm weather thawing the frozen...
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Korean Arbor Day (Sikmogil)
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138005 | Apr 05, 2011 |
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This year marks the 66th National Arbor Day in Korea, which falls on April 5th. Known in Korean as “Sikmogil” (literally “tree-planting day”), a nationwide tree planting campaign takes place ever...
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Jeju aims to become one of New 7 Wonders of Nature
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22632 | Feb 25, 2011 |
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Jeju-do, Korea's largest island, is competing to be listed in the New Seven
Wonders of the Nature, an initiative led by the Swiss-based non-profit
New7wonders Foundation. The island is the only c...
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Greet the first full moon on Jeongwol Daeboreum
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19189 | Feb 17, 2011 |
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Jwibulnori, a game where children swing burning cans of charcoal around
While the lunar New Year on February 3 is one of the
biggest holidays of the Korean lunar calendar, it’s far from the ...
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Seoul City offers Korean language classes tailored to foreign residents
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17818 | Feb 09, 2011 |
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Seoul City is running “tailored Korean classes” for foreigners residing in
the capital. The language classes are available at 14 centers run by
Seoul City that include the Seoul Global Center, Global ...
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Seoul City to build “Hangeul Maruzi” in Sejong-ro
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20518 | Jan 19, 2011 |
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Seoul City will develop Sejong-ro and its surrounding area
into a “cultural tourism hub” featuring Hangeul in a bid to promote the Korean
alphabet as a global cultural product. Seoul City said that it ...
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Seoul’s parks boast colorful night views
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17716 | Jan 19, 2011 |
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No matter how freezing it the night may be, Seoul parks have been
attracting the crowds to see their mesmerizing and colorful lights. Seoul City
have introduced parks boasting such great night view...
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Busan City to provide local bus routes in foreign languages
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24388 | Jan 19, 2011 |
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To make it more convenient for foreigners to use local
buses, Busan City installed local bus routes in three foreign languages
(English, Chinese and Japanese) at 20 bus stops near major tourist attracti...
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Korea’s mountains offer beautiful hikes, even in winter snows
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20148 | Jan 19, 2011 |
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Although the winter may not be the time of year when most people go hiking,
Korea’s mountains and fields are especially gorgeous during the colder seasons.
The beauties of nature are especially charming ...
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