Performing Arts in South Korea
In the captial of South Korea, Seoul, there is a range of concerts, musicals, recitals, operas, etc, often held all around, performed by both local and foreign artists. Places that present wide varieties of events and performances includes the Seoul Arts Center, the Sejong Center of the Performing Arts, the National Theater at Mt. Namsan Park, and the Ho-Am Art Hall. In fact, there is a huge number of performaing arts centres in South Korea.
In the captial of South Korea, Seoul, there is a range of concerts, musicals, recitals, operas, etc, often held all around, performed by both local and foreign artists. Places that present wide varieties of events and performances includes the Seoul Arts Center, the Sejong Center of the Performing Arts, the National Theater at Mt. Namsan Park, and the Ho-Am Art Hall. In fact, there is a huge number of performaing arts centres in South Korea.
Festivals in South Korea
Lotus Lantern Festival held every May over a period of about one to two weeks, in celebration of Buddha's birthday. Lantern parades, a Buddhist culture street fair, staged performaces of traditional and folk dances and traditional lantern exhibition would all take place on Jongno Street.
Foreigners making lanterns
Lantern Parade
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival runs for about two to three weeks every year in January. Exciting activites such as ice sledding, ice fishing, ice sculpture and of course not forgetting tasting the delicious fish! Barbecues line banks of the river and people attending can buy charcoal and cooking implements to grill the fish that they have caught. This icy event is held at the Hwacheon region, in the Gangwon-do province.
Other festivals in South Korea:
Butterfly Festival : Held in Hampyeong, it allows visitors to get up close to ecology, especially the region's butterflies.
Theme park in South Korea
Everland is the largest theme park in South Korea, Yongin - a city in Gyeonggi-do province. It opened in 1976 and is curretnly ranked as the 4th theme park in the world. There are five main theme areas together with more than 30 attractions full of thrilling and various fun. Different festivals are held all year round in the them park.
There are many other theme parks in South Korea such as Lotte World which has an amusement park, shopping centre, sports and acivities complex all under one place. And the Children's Grand Park.
Sports and activities in South Korea
Taekwondo, a Korean martial art originated from Korea, and is a national sport of South Korea. This sport emphasises on the art of kicking techiques. Other Korean martial arts include Taekkyeon and Hapkido.
Tradtional sports such as Folk Dancing, Bull Fighting and Korean Wrestling are losing their popularity, but can still be seen in certain parts of South Korea. One of the most popular traditional sports is Kite flying, which usually takes place during the Lunar New Year and Chuseok. Locals fly kites and have kite fighting. The traditional Korean kite is made of bamboo sticks and traditional Korean paper.
Popular sports include football and baseball, which are the most popular spectator sports in South Korea. Less popular spectator sports such as basketball, badminton, swimming and golf are catching up.
Fishing and hiking are common leisure activities. Traditional craft making is popular too such as making quilts or stitching or even mask making. There are many craft workshops and museums around South Korea which offer traditional handicraft making programs. Such as in Insa-dong and Gahoe-dong, the Korea house, Bukchon hanok village and Incheon International Airport.
There are many other theme parks in South Korea such as Lotte World which has an amusement park, shopping centre, sports and acivities complex all under one place. And the Children's Grand Park.
Sports and activities in South Korea
Taekwondo, a Korean martial art originated from Korea, and is a national sport of South Korea. This sport emphasises on the art of kicking techiques. Other Korean martial arts include Taekkyeon and Hapkido.
Tradtional sports such as Folk Dancing, Bull Fighting and Korean Wrestling are losing their popularity, but can still be seen in certain parts of South Korea. One of the most popular traditional sports is Kite flying, which usually takes place during the Lunar New Year and Chuseok. Locals fly kites and have kite fighting. The traditional Korean kite is made of bamboo sticks and traditional Korean paper.
Popular sports include football and baseball, which are the most popular spectator sports in South Korea. Less popular spectator sports such as basketball, badminton, swimming and golf are catching up.
Fishing and hiking are common leisure activities. Traditional craft making is popular too such as making quilts or stitching or even mask making. There are many craft workshops and museums around South Korea which offer traditional handicraft making programs. Such as in Insa-dong and Gahoe-dong, the Korea house, Bukchon hanok village and Incheon International Airport.
References for this post:
http://www.everland.com/MultiLanguage/english/everland/main.html
http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide/south-korea/entertainment-in-south-korea/sports-in-south-korea/index.html
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_4_8_6.jsp
http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide/south-korea/entertainment-in-south-korea/sports-in-south-korea/index.html
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_4_8_6.jsp
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