Amazing dragon sculptures at the Gimje festival made entirely out of paperclips.
Just kidding.
Tour Guide:
Gimje's horizon festival or
jipyeongseon, is renowned for several events, including contests for art and samulnori, a percussive orchestra comprised of several members who each play one of the four drums:
kkwaenggwari,
jing,
janggu and
buk. While you're there you can enjoy Korean wrestling (sireum), a parade, performances and more. There you can also get an up-close view of true Korean hinterland agriculture by observing traditional methods of farming. And there's a tug-o'-war.
When:
October 1st-5th
How to get there:
To get to Gimje from Seoul,
take a taxi, train or bus. From there, find Sinnyong-ri (
신용리), Buryang-myeon (부량면), at the centre of Byeokgolje (벽골제). The tourist hotline is +82-2-1330, and is accessible in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese. If I ever get too lost, I just write down the Hangul phrases and show them to a taxi driver (택시 기사, taxi-keesah).
Other weird stuff you can see that I've never heard of before
(courtesy of the visitkorea website):
Byeokgolje rituals
Double Dragon Play
Human cultural assets performance
Rice harvesting performance
Horizon Rice Distribution & Life Farming Exhibitions
Danyanang Doll Theater
So have fun. But watch out for dragons!
Young-Gun Park
Young-Gun Park has been studying various forms of visual arts for more than a decade and has been involved in various community arts projects. He has been a writer and photographer for GPTWT for more than a year. His future portfolio projects include work in cinematography and graphic novels.
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