Everything........Korea! Korean! :): Gwangsan Woori Mil Festival (광산 우리밀 문화축제)

Miyerkules, Setyembre 9, 2015

Gwangsan Woori Mil Festival (광산 우리밀 문화축제)

Planned

10.2015

Address

195, Songsan-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju 광주광역시 광산구 송산동 195



Location

The area of Songsan Resort



Telephone

• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-62-960-8134

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Sponsors / Management

Gwangsan-gu / Gwangsan Woorimil Festival Organizing Committee

Introduction

Gwangsan Woori Mil Festival is held around Songsan Resort in Gwangsan-gu, the nation's largest wheat (mil; 밀) producing area. Since beginning to be held, the festival created opportunities to consider the value of wheat and the importance of the ingredients in our foodstuffs, and is expected to have economic effects as a productive festival.

It aims to revive the farming culture and farming area by growing and marketing healthy wheat as well as coexist with production and consumption from the local area and city alike. Through this festival, producers and consumers can build up trust and reliability through healthy food products for living, giving this festival a more enriching meaning.

Programs

- Wheat straw art crafts/ a bouquet of wheat straw making
- Family motto writing, traditional activities
- Handcrafts/ Ceramic pottery making/ a treasure hunt game in whole wheat “ocean”.
- Hand made Chocolates / Cakes/ Muffins/ Hotteoks/ Cookies/ Wheat tea
- Buckwheats’ pots making/ Balloon arts/ Face paintings

* The event programs are subject to change.

Admission/Participation Fees

Free

Age Limit

Open to visitors of all ages.

Event Location

[Bus]
From Central City Terminal, Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, or Sangbong Intercity Bus Terminal, take an express bus or intercity bus to Gwangju Bus Terminal.

Exit from the main gate and cross the street toward Gwangju E-pyeonhan sesang APT
- Take Bus Ilgok 38 near VIPS.
- Gwangju Gwangcheon Branch.
- Get off at Songsan Resort Bus Stop (31 bus stops).

From Gwangsan-gu District Office, take bus Bongseon 37, Songjeong19 or Ilgok38
-Get off at Songsanyuwonji Recreation Area.
-Walk about 345m toward Honam University, Dongmyeong High school.

*The detailed information available at BUS.GJCITY.NET (Korean only)

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