Hamyang Wild Ginseng Festival

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Period July 25, 2009 - July 29, 2009 

The 2009 Hamyang Wild Ginseng Festival will open at Sanglim Park for four days from July 25 to 29. Wild ginseng, otherwise known as sansam in Korean used to be one of the key export products of the country for centuries. The valley of Hamyang was and still is the famous site for finding a high quality ginseng, frequented by not only locals but foreign residents as well. Take part in digging ginseng, see the d...

• Jul 21, 2009
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Swan Lake on Ice

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Period July 30, 2009 - August 16, 2009 

The Imperial Ice Stars from the United Kingdom comes to Korea for the first time ever. Ready to get awestruck by the vibrancy and the beauty of figure skaters as they dance around the ice. The Imperial Ice Stars are made up of veteran figure skaters that have won over 100 medals in international competitions. During the second part of the show Korea's budding figure skaters including Kim Na-young, Kim Min-seok ...

• Jul 20, 2009
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PHILAKOREA 2009 24th Asian International Stamp Exhibition

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Period July 30, 2009 - August 04, 2009 

If you love collecting stamps here's a chance to get more. PHILAKOREA 2009 - 24th Asian International Stamp Exhibition is being held for the first time in Korea. Over 1,300 kinds of special stamps from 30 nations for nearly a week. There will be booths selling stamps, classes that lecture of postal business, postal IT room and autograph session for stamp designers among other things. Plenty of prizes await th...

• Jul 20, 2009
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Korea Style Expo 2009

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Period July 23, 2009 - July 26, 2009 

Come enjoy the expo on traditional Korean culture. Traditional Koran culture has recently gained new appreciation by receiving attention from abroad, Hallyu (Korean Wave) being the best example. Hallyu, referring to popularity of Korean culture abroad stands as a new business model that brings economic value and other new opportunities for the country. The latest expo is to boost that image through display of ...

• Jul 20, 2009
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The World Mask & Dancing Festival

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Period July 22, 2009 - August 16, 2009 

Over 200 masks around the world will be displayed together with videos and other artifacts related to festival. What began as a shamanistic ritual in prehistoric times now came to express love, marriage, illness and death through symbols and movements. Let's find out more about diverse masks around the world and the history within. Experience programs include making mask, mask bag, mask T-shirts and learning the mask dance....

• Jul 20, 2009
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2009 Baekdudaegan Hambaeksan Wildflower Festival

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Period July 31, 2009 - August 09, 2009 

Under the banner 밄aekdudaegan Hambaeksan Wildflower Journey" there are teenager cultural programs, a wild flower and photograph exhibition, historic images of Gohan-Eup photo exhibition, and other various events. Transportation * From Seoul to Gohan: about 3hr 30min Seoul - Hobeop JCT - Manjong JCT - Jecheon IC - Yeongwol - Sabuk - Gohan Seoul - Hobeop - Jinbu IC - Jeongseon - Sabuk - Gohan Seoul - Hobeop - Jang...

• Jul 20, 2009
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2009 Jincheon Healing Music Festival

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Period July 24, 2009 - July 26, 2009 

Take a very special journey to heal your heart. The Healing Music Festival from July 24 to 26 at the outdoor stage of History Theme Park in Jincheon will help you get back to your feet with piano, sugar pop, jazz, ocarina, pop-pera and other genres of sweet flavored music. Also one can also admire the great blossoms of sunflower at 10,000 square meter space, visit the bell museum nearby and experience a journey to ...

• Jul 20, 2009
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Cultural Event: Pottery Making

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Period July 23, 2009 - July 23, 2009 

For this month's cultural event we will be learning how to make pottery. Korean pottery is well known around the world for its high quality and pottery making is a very important art form in Korea. The class will be at the War Memorial Museum and participants will get to experience both the making of the pottery and decoration of a finished piece. The decorated finished piece can be taken home after the...

• Jul 11, 2009
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Movie of the month: The King and the Clown

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Period July 22, 2009 - July 24, 2009 

The movie of the month for July will be the King and the Clown. It takes place during the Joseon Dynasty and tells the story of two entertainers who are arrested for treason for their performances that mock the powerful king. This movie was a sleeper hit in Korea in 2005, with 1/4 of the population going to see it despite there being no big name actors in the movie. The costumes, cinematography, and gre...

• Jul 11, 2009
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Children's Art Classes

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Period July 17, 2009 - July 31, 2009 

This month the Itaewon-Hannam Global Village Center will continue to offer art classes for children. Professional teachers from an art school called Haneulgeurin will be joining us again this time to conduct the classes. On Friday, July 17th, the first class will be at 2 p.m. for kindergarten students and the other one will be at 3:30pm for students in grades 1-4. For more details please contact the numbers belo...

• Jul 11, 2009
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Youth film festival to portray dreams and pains of youth

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I Know You Know (2008) directed by Justin KerriganThe biggest youth film festival in Korea will open with a bang next Thursday. A total of 124 films from 33 nations will be screened at the 11th Seoul International Youth Film Festival from July 9 to 15. The opening ceremony will take place at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts and the movies will be shown at Seoul Cinema in Jongno-gu. The catchph...

• Jul 04, 2009
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Culture festivals celebrate legacy of Baekje Kingdom

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How much do you know about Korea’s ancient Kingdom of Baekje (18 B.C. – A.D. 660)? It was one of the three kingdoms that ruled the southwest region of the Korean Peninsula some 1,400 years ago, together with the Kingdom of Goguryeo (37 B.C. – A.D. 668) and that of Silla (57 B.C. – A.D. 935). The kingdom is especially remembered for its splendid artworks, the soft smile of Buddha, delicate designs on roof ...

• Jul 03, 2009
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