Drying red hot pepper
Red hot peppers being laid out to dry in the sun in front of an old farm house in Wanggok Village in Gangwon Province. Red peppers are essential component of many dishes in Korea, and are often set out to dry in the summer and fall.
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A computer-enhanced image of the new Cheongnyangni Station
Cheongnyangni Station, which has been up and running since March this year, held a grand opening ceremony on August 22nd to celebrate the station’s recent transformation.
The total size of the newly opened station, which houses railway administrative and other service facilities, is 176,921㎡ (or 53,519 pyeong) with nine floors above ground and three below.
The station now houses a department store, movie theater, banks, discount stores, and a large number of shops. For the convenience of visitors, there is a children play area, nursing rooms, eleven elevators, and 22 escalators.
| Donghae Squid Festival at Mangsang Beach |
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The 13th Donghae Squid Festival will be held in the Mangsang Beach area on August 28th and 29th. During the festival, you will get the chance to experience the life of the area’s fishermen, as well as sample delicious seafood, including squid, one of the representative marine products of Donghae-si, Gangwon-do.
This year’s festival, running under the banner “Donghae: Fantastic Ocean Full of Dreams,” features a wide range of hands-on experience programs and events including a shamanistic ritual in which the shaman prays for the health and wellbeing of the fishermen and townspeople.
Some of the festival highlights include out of the ordinary experience programs where you can catch squid with your bare hands, gut it, and prepare it to eat! There’s also a program where you can make traditional arrows. For a tamer experience, visit the exhibition center of squid fishing tools, or head over to the sampling tables for a taste of squid & seaweed bibimbap.
The Korean contemporary art exhibition “Floating Hours: Moon is the Oldest Clock” is currently on display at the National Gallery for Foreign Art in Bulgaria, having opened on Aug. 20. The exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Korean-Bulgarian diplomatic ties is being presented jointly by the Korea Foundation and the Korean National Museum of Contemporary Art. The display will run until Sept. 5.
The exhibition -consists of pieces from an exhibition originally held at the Deoksugung Art Museum in May. The artworks were re-arranged to suit the gallery space in Bulgaria.
“The exhibition focuses on the feelings evoked by the flow of time, reminding us of nature’s own pace, delicately and endlessly flowing in contrast to speed-oriented human world,” explained
Kim Byung-kook, the president of the Korea Foundation.
Bae Soon-hoon, the director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, said, “The 25 art works from nine well known contemporary artists in Korea, including Paik Nam Jun, Park Hyun-ki, Kang Ik-joong, and Han Eun-sung, include a selection of paintings, sculpture, video, and installation art to showcase the art world of Korea, and how these artists respond to the flow of time.”
Bae added that Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, has a unique atmosphere thanks to its old churches and ancient remains of the Roman Empire, which will go well with the theme of the flow of time.
Irina Mutafchieva, the head of the National Gallery for Foreign Art, agreed and added that it will be a unique opportunity for Bulgarians to experience the beauty of the East and Korea.
After finishing its run in Bulgaria, the exhibition move to the National Gallery in Prague from Oct. 5 to 31.
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