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146. Experience Serenity at a Lotus Temple
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 These days one of the hottest relaxation trends is heading into the wilderness to stay a few days in the serenity of a Buddhist temple. A mountain temple provides the perfect way to escape the hustle of the city and get back in touch with nature while also resting mind and body.
Temples offer specially themed experiences including Chamseon (Zen meditation), Yoga and Dado (tea ceremony). Take the Youngpyung Temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Janggi-myeon. There are always flowers around the temple, but the Sacred Lotus in the summer, and the Siberian Chrysanthemum in the fall are truly amazing.
The temple¡¯s unique ¡°package¡± is naturally to do with flowers. It is the Sacred Lotus Tea Temple Stay. Offered all year round, it provides a chance not only to experience regular temple life but also to sample tea they have harvested and made themselves.
In October, when the Youngpyung Temple is entirely covered in the white Siberian Chrysanthemums for a whole month, it hosts a festival named after the flower. During peak times, hundreds can show up, and over the whole of last year, some 70,000 sought the respite of the temple.
- For inquires, please email gwangwon@youngpyungsa.org
- How to get to Youngpyung Temple
1. By bus
- Take a bus to Gongju at Seoul Gangnam Express Bus Terminal ¡æ Take buses No. 3 or 12 ¡æ
Get off at Ganggi
- Take a bus to Gongju at Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal ¡æ Take buses No. 3 or 12 ¡æ Get off at Ganggi
2. By train
- Take a train (Gyeongbu Line) and get off at Jochiwon Station ¡æ Take buses No. 3 or 12 ¡æ Get off at Ganggi
¡Ø Take the shuttle buses to Youngpyung Temple in front of Nonghyup Bank in Ganggi-myeon.
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Tuesday, 10 October 2006, at 11:54 am
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145. [Notice]about forum...
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Author : U.E.C.
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You can't post on the forum for some time, only can see that, because many garbage is posted everyday.
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Tuesday, 10 October 2006, at 11:48 am
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144. 2006 Korea in Motion: Coming this December
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Author : U.E.C.
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 Not only are Korea¡¯s favorite performances such as ¡®Nanta¡¯, ¡®Jump¡¯, ¡®Love Dance¡¯, ¡®Marionette¡¯, and ¡®Lee Eun Gyeol Magic Show¡¯ coming your way, but many internationally acclaimed non-verbal performances will also be playing in Korea, which will attract an international crowd, cultural performance planners, and media personnel with high quality shows as well.
Korea Tourism Organization is holding an event called ¡°2006 Korea in Motion¡± this coming Dec. 6 to 10, for five days at Seoul¡¯s Gwangjang-dong AX Hall as a part of a promotion for Hallyu featuring five non-verbal performances everyday. It is expected that more than 3,000 foreign visitors including various media personnel and cultural performance planners from Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and more, will come to Korea to participate in this event.
This event will begin with a performance of ¡®Jump¡¯ which recorded a fully booked show in Edinburgh, followed by ¡®The Marionette,¡¯ a world leading B-Boy break dancing team. The event also features the musical ¡®Love Dance¡¯, and a ¡®Nanta¡¯ performance, which has already had more than one million foreign audience members. Also, ¡®Lee Eun Gyeol Magic Show¡¯ will be performing, one of the world¡¯s top magic shows. All performances will be shown in one place, and 70% of the seats to ¡°2006 Korea in Motion¡± are being sold to foreign visitors from Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.
In addition, promotional booths about the performances will be set up for foreign visitors, cultural performance planners, and media personnel who would like to know more information or have inquiries about this event.
[Performance Information]
- Non-Verbal Performance, Jump
- Non-Verbal Performance, Nanta
- Dance Musical, Love Dance
*Inquires: KTO Events Team Tel +82-2-729-9524, Email seseu41@mail.knto.or.kr
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Wednesday, 27 September 2006, at 12:11 pm
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143. Participate in a Survey & Get a Free Souvenir
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Wednesday, 27 September 2006, at 12:07 pm
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142. 2006 Estimated Schedule for Autumn Foliage
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This year, the beginning of autumn leaves season will be expected to come average 8 days earlier than last year.
- The beginning day of Autumn Foliage: Seoraksan Sept. 23, Naejangsan Oct. 14
- The peak season of Autumn Foliage: Seoraksan Oct. 12, Naejangsan Oct. 28
TIPS!
Autumn Foliages are more beautiful; at the mountain than at the level ground, less rainfall than more rainfall, sunny spots than dark spots, and the place having more temperature range than less temperature range.
[ Related Articles]
¢Ñ Autumn Gateway Spots
¢Ñ Autumn, the Season of Festivals
¢Ñ Korea¡¯s Fall Weather Forecast (9/21~10/20)
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Wednesday, 20 September 2006, at 12:25 pm
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141. Grand Opening of the Oriental Medical Science Museum
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 The Oriental Medical Science Museum is located across from Gyeongdong Market, famous for selling oriental medicinal related products.
In a 700 pyeong area on the second ground level of the Donguibogam Tower, the museum has completed its reconstruction of the Oriental Medical Science exhibition hall, an Experience Oriental Medicine hall, seminar rooms, etc, and has finally opened its door to the public on Sept. 13. With the opening ceremony, the 12th Seoul Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Festival has also begun, and will last for five days until Sept. 17, in the surrounding areas of the museum and Gyeongdong Market.
The exhibition hall displays 500 types of oriental medical herbs and 400 pieces of oriental medicine related relics. Furthermore, Bojaewon, the medical center during the Joseon Dynasty, has been reproduced showing famous historical oriental medical doctors such as Heo Jun and Lee Jae Ma treating patients. Also, visitors can read about historical figures like Heo Jun and Lee Jae Ma, and see ancient oriental medical books from different periods in history.
Visitors can learn about some basic oriental medicine such as the body¡¯s vital energy flow, acupuncture points, features of the four different physical types, rare oriental herbs, poisonous oriental herbs, and various oriental medicinal foods and drinks which may be consumed regularly in the home.
The museum has been entrusted and is managed by Seoul City Drug Market Society, and a professional guide has been hired to guide visitors throughout the museum.
The Oriental Medical Science Museum is closed on Mondays, and opening hours are from 10 AM to 6 PM (5 PM in the winter season). Admission is free.
Also, during the 12th Seoul Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Festival, all oriental medicinal herbs are offered at a 10% discounted price. The festival has prepared events such as an oriental medical examination and prescription, a medical herb slicing demonstration & contest, a health expo as well as a display of top quality medical herbs, ginseng, a Nogyong exhibition, medical drinks and tea tasting, and more. Hands-on traditional games such as tuho, jaegichagi, yunnori, madanggeuk (Korean theatrical performance held in outdoor place), samullori, arm wrestling contest, oriental herb facial massage, sampling of oriental herbal foods and drinks, and more are in store.
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Tuesday, 19 September 2006, at 12:41 pm
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140. Korean Autumn Quiz Event
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Korean Autumn Quiz Event – Apply and Get a MP3 Player
With the beginning of the autumn foliage season of this year, KTO Kuala Lumpur Office holds a quiz event for internet users living in Malaysia, Brunei, and Philippines. All you have to do is participate in a simple quiz, and you could win a MP3 Player.
 €· Event Period: Sept. 15 ~ Oct. 15, 2006
€· Eligibility: All internet users living in Malaysia, Brunei, & Philippines
€· How to Participate:
Sign up to be a T2K Member or Login ¡æ Participate in the quiz
¡æ Send in your Entry
€· Prize: One MP3 Player for each winner (5 winners in total)
€· Announcement Date: Oct. 16, 2006
€· Note
- 5 winners will be chosen at random from all participants who
participate in this quiz.
- KTO will send MP3 players to the winners of this event by postal
service. Therefore, please submit the correct address of
where you would like your prize to be sent to in our registration
form (or membership information page) at Tour2korea.com
target=_blank>¡æ Click Here to Participate!
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Monday, 18 September 2006, at 5:30 pm
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139. Prizewinner of the Nat'l Tourist Souvenir Contest
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 The Korea Tourism Organization (CEO Kim Jong-min) announced Sept. 12th the prizewinning work in the ¡®9th National Tourist Souvenirs Prize Contest¡¯, hosted by the KTO and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Minister Kim Myoung-gon). The purpose of the contest is to develop more diversified tourism souvenirs representing Korea and to improve national tourism sales by selling them as various venues.
Mr. Son Hong-dae from Daegu won first place (presidential award) for his work, ¡°Hope for the Textile & Fashion City-Loom Drum¡±. He received the best appraisal from the evaluators for his traditional yet modern touch felt by his creation of a portable UBS and jewelry boxes made from wood and thread.
In the contest, a total of 110 out of 8,112 pieces of work won prizes and the prize winners can enjoy various privileges including financial support for their creation, nice opportunities to participate in overseas exhibitions and an opportunity to sell their works in department stores or brand shops.
All prizewinning work will be displayed at the ¡®9th Exhibition for National Tourist Souvenirs Prize Contest¡¯ in the Indian Hall of COEX from Oct. 11th to 15th.
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Friday, 15 September 2006, at 11:43 am
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138. Laser Yacht Championships In Jeju
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 '2006 Laser World Championships Jeju Korea' will be held from September 10th to 30th at Hwasun Beach, Andeok-myeon, Namjeju-gun and Jeju.
Nearly 4.000 athletes and yacht lovers from 50 countries including the US, Canada, Brazil and France will compete in a sailing competition across the blue sea during the Championships, which is co-sponsored by International Laser Class Association (ILCA) and Korean Laser Class Association (KLCA).
At Laser World Championships, which will be held from September 12th to 20th, athletes from all around the world will compete, cruising on 160 yachts. They will have two rounds of competition a day out of a total of 14 rounds. (12§° per round). World Senior and Master Championships that only allows the participation of athletes over the age of 35, representing each country, will be opened from the 23th¡30th.
At the Championships, Paul Goodison from Britain and the winner of the '2006 Pre-Olympics competition in Beijing', will compete with other top ranked world-famous athletes including 2nd place Vasilij Zbogar from Slovenia from and 3rd place Andreas Geritzer from Austria as well as 4th place Andrew Murdoch from New Zealand.
For the convenience of visitors, a shipping service will be provided every 30 minutes.
[Related Article] Water Sports in Jeju
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Friday, 15 September 2006, at 11:40 am
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137. Help me please, i need good job.
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Good day!
I am in first time on this forum.
I search job, like work from home, but i can not find.
Please help me, where i can find what i need.
Maybe it will be service or something else like work at home.
Have a nice day.
P.S. I live in USA
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Friday, 15 September 2006, at 10:22 am
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