[Talk Talk Market] Jangheung Jeongnamjin Saturday Market

[Talk Talk Market]  

Jangheung Jeongnamjin Saturday Market

 Have you ever heard about Jangheung? It is a little strange place for both foreigner and some Koreans located in Jeollanam-do, KOREA. It is a place in the cleanest environments because Korea government has propelled national land development except Jangheung. So, environment and people in it are too clean and pure. This is why we called it ‘saved land’.

Jangheung Market is also keeping pure and traditional things like Jangheung. Do you know ‘Daemul’, a famous Korean drama which was the first drama to deal with a female president along with politics and government power around her? It was in Jangheung Market that Kwon sang woo’s father ran the Gukbap restaurant in the drama.

Although it is not that big, it is crowded with lots of people in the market day. It became famous through word of mouth and many tourists visited here. So, the county decided to throw a market on Saturdays to encourage urbanities to visit the market. It is the first weekend market in Korea.

The most interesting thing in this market is that you can see grandmas who pin a name tags such as ‘Yunhwa’ and ‘Jeongja’. They are authorized vendors who sell handmade foods and greens. The county and granmas have confidence in this system and we can buy products with trust.

Do you wonder the charm of saved land, Jangheung? 

Welcome to Jangheung Market!

[Talk Talk Market] Changpyeong 5-day Market

[Talk Talk Market] 

Changpyeong 5-day Market

 

 Changpyeong 5-day Market where tradition is alive!

 

  Do you know the famous movie, ‘The Curious of Benjamin Button’? There is a village in Korea where takes a journey backwards through time. It is Changpyeong, Damnyang where joined International Slowcity.

 

  Changpyeong 5-day Market reflects whole city, Changpyeong. It doesn’t sell industrial products made in factories. Instead of it, the villagers make something good like snacks by hand and put them to market.

 

  Changpyeong is a small and peaceful village, but the market is crowed with lots of people.

 

  It is too difficult to find products made in factories because the village keeps the traditions of the men who have gone before them. The market is full of the products that people have grown and made by hand.

 

  Your mouth might water at the sight of lots of delicious food. There are fermented soybean lump, vegetables pickled in soy sauce and Injeolmi, Korean traditional rice cake made from the glutinous rice and coated with bean flour. They’re fit to live in smaller size and amounts because the village women come out to sell things, carrying them in their hand or on their heads. We can guess that they always do their utmost to entertain our mouth :)

 

  Are you full? But this is not the end. You can enjoy the famous food in this region, Boiled rice served in soup! If you enter the street where the 5-day market is held, you can see the street of Gukbap, boiled rice served in soup.

 

Welcome to Changpyeong 5-day market, a place of great charm :)

[Enjoy KOREA] Arirang Festival

Arirang Festival

-Jeong Seon Arirang

-Intangible Cultural Properties number 1

-Established : 1971

-Location : Jeong Seon - gun

● History Jeong Seon Arirang, also Known as A Ra Ri. 

  This local folk song has been handed down for generations. It gained popularity in Eastern Korea when it first began to be sung 600 years ago. At that time Korea was in a transitional phase, moving a from the GoRyeo Dynasty to the Joseon Dynasty. Many scholars from the old GoRyeo Dynasty swore their allegiance to their former King and went into hiding. 

  At first they hid in Song Do, then they moved to Jeong Su. While in exile they ate wild edible plants and kept reminding themselves to love their former king and remain loyal to him. Naturally they thought about their homes and families that they had left behind. 

  So they began to write Chinese poetry, as a means of expressing their feelings. The scholars knew that their poetry was a good means to mark other people know and understand their ideas. People sung the poems and passed them on. 

  Jeong Seon Arirang was one such poem. Later, other poems were written about such to pics as the massacre of the scholars, war and other unfortunate situations in life. During colonization, the Japanese suppressed all kinds of Korean ideology, but the Korea people were still able to express themselves though songs.

● Jeong Seon Arirang's Distinguishing Features

1. The original title of the song was " A Ra Ri ". the lyrics are very sad
2. The Lyrics and melody are typical of the time period
3. They composed the lyrics from their life, feelings and nuture the lyrics were often long
4. Most of the time the singers would take turns each singing a solo verse in turn then
they would sing the refrain in unison
5. Many songs are from Chinese poetry
6. However the songs weren't exact Chinese poetry readings instead the lyrics were
explained in an easy way
7. Some songs are sexual
8. No record
9. Every town has their own style of Jeong Seon Arirang

Jungsun’s representive traditional market,

 jungsun 5days market.

  Talk Talk Market! The place where I’ll introduce you today is a Jungsun 5 days market located in Jungsun, Kangwondo  Jung-sun has a beautiful nature sightseeing resource and keep the historical hesitage. 

● keep the beautiful nature sights in jungsun 5 days market

Features
1. The Market has the nostalgia and pure environment of an old Korean Market
2. If you go to the market, you'll be able to get a sense of original Korean lifestyle
3. Korea has a very doleful melody called " Jeong Seon Arirang " which originated from this city Jeong Seon. Many people love Jeong Seon because, until the present time, it has retained it's untouched nature
4. Jeong Seon is proud of natural features it has been blessed with East River, Blue JoYang River, Hwa Am cave and the special scenery known in Korea as " Hwa Am 8 Kyoung ( 8 different locations in the Jeong Seon Area ) "

● Blooming Spring - Many vegetables through these mountainous organic sprouts and a special vegetarian dishes call " San Chae ". You can get a real feeling of Spring.

● Hot Summer - Tadpole Soup ( But, it's not made with tadpoles!! Made out of tomato and corn ), Corn, Chicken rice soup with Hwang Gi, Pine Mushroom, Garlic and so on, help you to have a more enjoyable summer. At Jo Yang Beach you can enjoy River Rafting, too. It's strenuous but you'll feel great after words!

● Fresh Fall - Pear, Hwang Gi, Deo - Deck, Sea Snails, Potato, Wild Grapes and Kiwis. People can enjoy these different varieties of fresh fruits after the spring harvest.

● White Winter - Warm Potato Cake, Old Fashioned Steam Bread, Pepper - Pot fresh water fish soup. Millet, Rice Pancakes, Buckwheat Pancakes, and Corn give you a good appetite in cold weather.

[Enjoy Market] Boseong Market

Boseong Market

Opened in 1955, Boseong Market was chosen as a "Cultural Tourism Market" in 2009 since it was located near natural tourist attractions such as green tea fields and Mt. Jeamsan. Most of all, it is located in Boseong, the cultural hometown of world famous pansori (Korean traditional vocal and percussional music performance). 

Local agricultural products as well as seafood caught from Deukryang Gulf are traded in the market, such as shallot, potato, kiwi, strawberry, green tea, linen, kkomak (ark shell clam) and nokdon (green tea-fed pork).

Boseong Market has linked local specialty shops with places of interest such as green tea fields, Yulpo beach, Beolgyo (the setting of Korea's one of the greatest novels "Taebaeksanmaek"), Mt. Ilimsan (the habitat of royal azalea), Mt. Jeamsan Recreational Forest, and Daewonsa buddhist temple, etc. Furthermore, the market established concert stages and experiential learning activities to add more flavor.

[Enjy KOREA] Boseong Green Tea Festival

Boseong Green Tea Festival - Boseong Market

Boseong, the largest tea producing region, started Korea's first tea culture festival in its tea fields on May 12, 1985. The festival consists of various events such as ritual for bumper crop, tea leaf harvest, tea making, Miss Green Tea Competition, etc. The festival is held every May.

 

 

There are plenty of hands-on programs prepared for participants: tea leaf harvest, green tea making, beauty care with green tea, green tea cookie baking, green tea soap making, learning etiquettes of drinking tea, hanji (Korean traditional paper) craft, natural dyeing, green tea tasting, etc.

 

There is more to Boseong than just the hands-on programs, it is the wide and vast green fields enchanting visitors to do nothing but just capturing photos. Do you want to be enchanted with the natural beauty? Plan your trip to Boseong in May.

[TalkTalk Market] Moraenae market

Of all the places named Moraenae in the country, a stream in JeonjuCity’s Inhu-dong in North JeollaProvince points to JeonjuCity’s Moraenae.

As a tributary of JeonjuStream starting in Girinbong, it passes through Inhu-dong and Nosong-dong and meets the JeonjuStream in Jinbuk-dong.

 

 

 

Moraenae gets its name from the heavy build up of sediment and morae, or sand, of the meandering stream. Most of the stream has been paved over into roads, and the surrounding area is commonly called Moraenae.

 

 

 

This is exactly where the Jeonju Moraenae Market is located. The Jeonju Moraenae Market was established in 1974. At the time, a small group of traders met and started commercial activity, and the market began with people mostly selling produce from street stalls. Currently it is recognized as a medium-sized market with over 300 stores. Including the merchants who operate street stalls, it is home to about 500 people.

[Enjoy Food] Goryeo ginseng

 

 

While six or seven types of ginseng are known worldwide, the most common types are the Asian Ginseng (PanaxGinseng) grown in Korea and North-East Asia, the American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L.) grown in the U.S. and Canada, and the Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosis) grown in China. The Asian ginseng root, whose shape resembles the human body, is categorized as a different species from the American or Siberian types. To distinguish it from other ginseng grown in the world, all of the ginseng cultivated in Korea is referred to as Goryeo ginseng.

 

 

 

Goryeo ginseng is a perennial, shade loving plant, and as mentioned, the root forms “legs” and a “trunk” like a human body. A cultivated ginseng plant can take from four to six years to grow, from selecting the seeds to harvesting, and the more attention given to cultivation, the greater its medicinal effect. Korea has the optimal conditions for ginseng, whose cultivation requires the right natural environment. It is particularly sensitive to climate, to the amount of sunlight, and to soil. Considered a cure for various illnesses even in modern times, Goryeo ginseng has more effectiveness than any other type of ginseng and is effective towards prevention and treatment of most diseases. Because of this, Goryeo ginseng is more expensive than other kinds of ginseng. Sometimes ginseng produced in other countries is remade into Goryeo ginseng.