Gwangju has been a center for collecting and trading abundant agricultural products produced in vast fields and diverse seafood caught from the southwestern coast of Korea. Gwangju has a highly-developed cuisine culture as it has been long called the Òhome of Korean foodÓ due to its variety of foods with delicious and rich
tastes. People instantly recall Gwangju when they hear of traditional gimchi (fermented vegetable dish)Ó and it proves that the best quality of Gwangju Gimchi is well-known at home and abroad. Based on this advanced culinary tradition, Gwangju has been hosting the Gwangju Gimchi Festival around October every year to promote the excellent quality of Korean traditional gimchi to the world and commercialize gimchi as a tourist product.
** Main events **
gimchi exhibition, gimchi-making contest, traditional folk games and performances, samulnori (the Korean traditional percussion quartet), Gwangsan Udo nongak (farmers folk music performance), gimchi
tasting
* Date: Oct.19 (Tue.) - Oct.24 (Sun.), 2004 (duration: 6days)
* Venue: Gwangju Municipal Folk Museum around Gwangju Biennale sites
* Inquiries:Department of Tourism, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall
Tel: +82-62-606-3343, Fax: +82-62-606-3339
* Website:http://www.visit.gwangju.kr |
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