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Cornus Fruit Festival (Gurye Sansuyu)
 
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When:  Mar 17,  2011 - Mar 20,  2011

Where:  Hot Springs District of Mt. Jirisan, Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea



The Cornus fruit is known by its unique health characters, thus tea, liqueurs and other foods are made of it.
Once a year, in mid March, at the blossom of the Cornus trees in Gurye County that is located in South Jeolla, the locals hold a festival to indicate the beauty of the trees' flowering.
During the four days of the festival which takes place in the warm springs near Jirisan mountain the visitors can enjoy the beauty of the blossom, special culture hands-on events and marvelous fireworks.

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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change. We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers before making any travel arrangements.


Event related information:

Links: Gurye-gun County website
   
Contact:
sysop@gurye.net
Korea Travel Phone:
+82-61-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
   











background and overview:

Korea was an independent kingdom for much of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a Republic of Korea (ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north (the DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside soldiers from the ROK to defend South Korea from DPRK attacks supported by China and the Soviet Union. An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising to roughly 14 times the level of North Korea. In 1993, KIM Yo'ng-sam became South Korea's first civilian president following 32 years of military rule. South Korea today is a fully functioning modern democracy. In June 2000, a historic first North-South summit took place between the South's President KIM Dae-jung and the North's leader KIM Jong Il.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
 

South Korea

Location: Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.
Languages:
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school.
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Temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter.
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Seoul
Time Zone:
UTC+9
Currency (code):
South Korean won (KRW)
Call Code:
+82
Electric Power:
220v 60Hz
Tourist office:
Korea Tourism Organization Headquarters Cheonggyecheon-ro 40 Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea 100-180 Phone: +82 2 7299-600
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