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Gangjin Celadon Festival

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Period :	August 08, 2009 - August 16, 2009
Place :	Goryeo Celadon Porcelain Kiln, DAegu-myeon, Gangjin-gu, Jeollanam-do

From the 10th to the 14th century Gangjin was a flourishing celadon production site. Today, 16 kilns remain active and during the Gangjin Celadon Cultural festival, visitors can see how celadon is baked and even make their own pottery.
Near the venue, there are natural wild flower fields, which make for a great photo spot.

Programs : Over 80 programs

○ Agricultural Experience Program : Natural ecology learning, balsam nail polishing, short-necked clam digging, oxcart train trip, folk experience reminding of parents (straw craft work), Gangjin Broken Farm Machine Robot Experience…etc
○ Celadon Experience Program : Shaping celadon and coiling, standing spinning wheel experience, earthquake celadon time-capsule to the future, firing firewood kiln, printing celadon figure, celadon rubbed copy experience, celadon mosaic fragments experience…etc

Additional Events
Experience celadon scene, Goryeo celadon mystery sound tunnel, oxcart train trip ,experience King of Goryeo Dynasty, Goryeo celadon pattern rubbed copy and sculpture, oversize Korean paper celadon and exhibitions

Transportation
From Seoul's Honam Central City Terminal, take an express bus for Gangjin. There are 6 departures daily and it takes about 5 hours. From Gangjin terminal, take a local bus (in the direction of Daegu) or a free shuttle bus (takes 50 minutes) to the venue

Further Information

Korea Travel Phone: 1330 (Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese)
Tel: +82-61-430-3191(Korean)
Website: Gangjin Celadon Festival
Website: Location Map
Website: Gangjin County

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Gangjin Celadon Festival file

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