2013년 11월 28일 목요일

[Enjoy Korea] Bakdaljae


[Enjoy Korea] 
Bakdaljae



There are some popular and old songs that everyone knows in Korea. Among them, ‘Bakdaljae crying over’ is related to the place where I’ll introduce today.




When you hear this song, you might feel so sad. Do you know the song has a sad story?






Long ago, a countryside scholar named Bakdal was on the way to Seoul to take Gwageo, the highest-level state examination to recruit ranking officials. Because it takes several days to get Seoul, he decided to stay in a village in Jecheon. He wanted to stay a farmer’s house and the farmer has beautiful daughter named Geumbong. As you can guess, Bakdal and Geumbong fell in love each other. However, he couldn’t help leaving the village to take a test.




He arrived Seoul, but he couldn’t concentrate his study and examination because of her. So, he failed the examination. So did Geumbong. She waited and prayed for him at the hill all day long, and as time went by, eventually she got tired of wating and died. She had already died when Bakdal returned to the village. He lost his composure and cried at the hill where she had waited for him. Suddenly, he saw the phantom of her and hugged. He died there, too. Because the place he stood was cliff. After that, people called this hill ‘Bakdaljae’.





Visit here, and you can feel the heartrending love of them


2013년 11월 26일 화요일

[Enjoy Korea] Cheongpung lakeside


[Enjoy Korea] 
Cheongpung lakeside




Cheongpung lake was made by construction of Chungju dam in 1985. With the building of a dam, lots of villages in Jecheon, Dannyang and Chungju was submerged. Among them, villages in Jecheon take up more than 50%.




Cheongpung lake is so beautiful that lots of people call it ‘inland ocean’. Jecheon has become hot spot on the basis of superb natural landscape where tourists want to visit. It makes visitors peaceful.




Cheongpung Cultural Properities Complex is a rteconstruction of Cheongpung, a village that became submerged after the construction of Chungju Dam located above Chungju Lake. Especailly, SBS Jecheon Setting, co-located on the site of Cheongpung Cultural Properties Complex, recreates a historical Korean folk village used in the SBS produced TV mini-series “Daemang” and “Jang Gilsan”. Several other historical SBS TV productions were filmed on this set as well.




Do you want to enjoy both natural and traditional place?

Visit Jechoen, and you’ll go for the effect of killing two birds with a stone.



2013년 11월 24일 일요일

[Talk Talk Market] Jecheon Yeokjeon Hanmaeum Market


[Talk Talk Market] 
Jecheon Yeokjeon Hanmaeum Market





Where is a major transportation point? There are many traffic points. Especially, Jecheon is one of them because it borders on Chungcheong-do, Gyeongsang-do and Gangwon-do. If someone loves to travel by train, he must stop off at Jecheon station and take a picture in front of the station.




Jecheon was selected as a special zone for medicinal herb by government. So, it is famous for its great medicinal herb and superb natural landscape. To make use of these strong points, Jecheon Market placed in front of the station is offering healthy foods and tour programs.




Its name was changed to Jecheon Yeokjeon Hanmaeum Market in 2011, and its interior was also changed. The market readjusted the division of lots to make visitors enjoy shopping and foods in clean environment.




If you enter the market, you can see lots of tables and stools in a row. You can enjoy delicious foods such as jeona kind of pancake, noodles, gimbap and dongdongjususpended rice wine. I guess you’re so surprised because they are so cheap and heavy.






Visit this market, and you’ll get energy from mountain and lake around Jecheon.