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[Enjoy KOREA] The World Traditional Medicine Fair & Festival in Sancheong

[Enjoy KOREA]

The World Traditional Medicine Fair & Festival 

in Sancheong

 I’m so happy to introduce you to the World Traditional Medicine Fair & Festival in Sancheong, Korea. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the publication of Donguibogam written by Heo Jun, who was a famous doctor long time ago and the ‘commemorative UNESO year’, Sancheong-gun hosts the World Traditional Medicine Fair & Festival in Sancheong.

If you go there, you can have hands-on experience in traditional herbal treatment, energy treatment, meditation and other therapies, while refreshing and recharging yourself in Sancheong’s breathtakingly beautiful nature.

How to live a healthy and happy lifeㅡthis is a topic that has fascinated all mankind.

Why don’t you visit Sancheong, where beautiful mountains and crystal clear streams nature medicinal herbs of the finest quality?

We’re so sure that you can find the answer to the question at Sancheong. J

[Talk Talk Market] Sancheong Market located in the blessed lands!

[Talk Talk Market] 

Sancheong Market located in the blessed lands!

  

Sancheong is a place, the valley of medicinal herbs, dreaming of sustainable growth through medicinal herb industry and boasting magnificent natural landscape with Mt. Jiri. So, it is famous for Traditional Oriental Medicine and high quality medicinal herbs. Let’s start to look around Sancheong Market :)

You can buy various agricultural products in Sancheong Market. There are lots of sellers spreading products such as medicinal herbs and waiting for customers.

The best of it is that some sellers saute medicinal herbs until they are a bolden brown. The medicinal herbs are sure remedies for some disease if they are washed, dried and sauted. Are the medicinal herbs good for our health because someone exerts himself to the utmost?

Don’t forget to learn about the explanations of medicinal herbs!

If you go around the market, you can get so much energy from the market. 

Visit Sancheong Market, if you want an energetic trip :)

[Enjoy KOREA] Suwon Hwaseong Fortress & Hwaseong Haenggung

[Enjoy KOREA] 

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress & Hwaseong Haenggung

There is a special statue in front of Paldalmun market, Suwon. It is a statue of King Jeongjo, which pours out a drink. Who is the King Jeongjo? He was the 22nd ruler of the Joseon Dynasty and constructed the Suwon Hwaseong, a UNESCO World Heritage. It isn’t surprising at all that his statue is in front of the market because he made a symbol of Suwon.

Why did King Jeongjo order to construct the Suwon Hwanseong Fortress? There were multiple reasons for it. The most important reason was King Jeongjo's filial piety to his father. It started from the decision of King Jeongjo to move the tomb of his father, Sadoseja who had died a miserable death.  But, there were other reasons: his political strategy to eradicate faction struggles and establish the king-led politics; use of it as a fortress of national defense to the south.

Hwaseong Haenggung is a palace located outside of Seoul where king used to stay when he visited his father’s tomb near it. While the king didn’t stay there, it was used as a kind of office. When night falls and the lights are lit, you can see lots of people enjoy the atmosphere and take pictures of it.

Especially, this is the place of filming of a popular Korean drama, Great Janggeum and a Korean movie, The Royal Jester. It is so popular because it offers a good composition of pictures. If you wanna experience the scene of film, Visit here and enjoy Paldalmun market :-)

[Enjoy Food] The street of Chickens in Suwon

 [Enjoy Food] 

The street of roasted whole chicken in Paldalmun market

 Paldalmun market has a famous street in it, which was broadcast by Korean three main broadcasting companies.  It is the street of roasted whole chicken. If you pass through market entrance, you can smell a spicy fragrance and it makes your mouth water :-P

The chicken made in the street is different from other chickens, because it is fried in a caldron. The staffs are busy frying delicious chickens. Can you feel the heat?

Korean might recall their childhood when they see this chicken. In the past, the father came home from his work with chicken wrapped papers, and then his family sat around and ate it. They felt happy just with a chicken. We guess lots of people can recall their memory as well as enjoy the taste in consideration of the fact that average 1,500 chickens are sold in the market these days.

Do you wanna enjoy Korean style chicken? 

If you so, Visit Paldalmun market, SUWON :)