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Korean Traditional Drink & Rice Cake Festival
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When:
Annually in mid April (2009 - TBC)
Where: Gyeongju, South Korea
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Korean Traditional Drink & Rice Cake Festival is held in Gyeongju, once a year, in April. Gyeongju is the ancient capital of Shilla kingdom, one of the three kingdoms of Korea between 57 BC until 935.
The festival that lasts for six days, preserved the ancient national food culture of thousands years. It is focused on two ingredients of the culinary tradition: alcohol drinks and rice cakes.
The festival offers diverse opportunities to get familiar with the unique wines and the traditional rice cakes, and the way it is made in different areas of Korea. The visitors are invites to make their own rice cakes, to wander among the stands and enjoy the taste of the cakes and the wine.
To conclude the festive atmosphere, Shilla's music shows are held as well as cutting rice cakes and dough kneading contets.
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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.
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Country 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]
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 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. |
Climate:
Temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter. |
Capital:
Seoul |
Time Zone:
UTC+9 |
Currency (code):
South Korean won (KRW) |
Call Code:
+82 |
Electric Power:
220v 60Hz |
Tourist office:
Korea National Tourism Organization
40, Cheongyecheonno,
Jung-gu, Seoul 100-180
Phone : +82 02-1330 or 02-729-9497 Fax :+82 02-319-0086 |
Tourist website:
Click Here |
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