* Global Campus April Cultural Event  information

April Event: Andong Haoe Folk Village & Gyoungju Tour

When: April  25^{th ( Sat)~}26^th(Sun)     ( 2 days/one night program)

Where:  Andong Haoe folk Village & Gyoungju  in Gyounsang Province

               ( Souhtern east of peninsular), South Korea

               4 hours and half drive. by a rented  mini bus  through express way.

How long is the event:  we would gather and depart from Global Campus Seoul office building at 10;00 AM of 25^th ( Sat) and plan to come back to Seoul ( Gangnam station -Green line&Nambu Bus Terminal –Orange line where easy to transit to all directions in Gyeonggi Prov.) by 7:00 PM of 26^th (Sun)

How to join: Please contact either :  Facebook (globalcampusjob-Ms. Julia Chen )

                        Or  Ms . Semi Kim ( Seoul office Hot line Cell: 011-6608-3060 )  and  confirm that 

                        you are going…. before  reservation deadline , April  21^th (Tue), Seat is limited for 20

How to get to the Global Campus Seoul office ( meeting & departure point)

1.Please visit our website (www.globalcampusjob.com)and contact information

2.Subway : Take Green line ( #2 line) –Get off at “Gangnam” Staion – Get out through exit #6 – Walk up to the north for about 200 meters ( or ask people “Where is Kyobo Tower?”-  which is the biggest and tallest land mark building in the area.) – Our building ( Tae Young Dessian Luv) is the 2^nd last building before ‘Kyobo Tower” , where you could see the signs of 2 shops – “Tous Les Jours -bakery shop/ Mini Gold- Jewellery shop”

The First day (2 days/1night)

 10:00            Gathering   and  Departure to Andong     

13:00             Lunch meal  (In the resting place)

15:00-17:00  Sighting the Andong Haoe Folk Village

17:00               Departure to Gyoungju

19:30                Arrival  in  Gyoungju

19:30 -20:30  Dinner (In the youth hostel)

20:30                Free time or sleep, Lights off

The second day

08:00               Wake up

08:00-09:00    Breakfast

09:00-14:00    Gyoungju sightseeing

                              (Cheonma-chong / Cheon seong dae / Panwol-song /Anap-ji / Bulguksa Temple /  Seokguram)

14:00-15:00     Lunch meal (Korean Restaurant)

15:00                 Departure Seoul

19:30                Arrival at Nambu bus terminal

Hahoe Folk Village-Andong

For those yearning to see what Korea looked like before skyscrapers and buses, spend a day at Hahoe Folk Village, about 25 km east of Andong. Although the residents have telephones, electricity, and probably even cable TV, for the most part they have preserved the traditions handed down through generations and kept the village in the same state as it was several hundred years ago.

Andong is a treasure trove of Confucian tradition and it is one of the last living vestiges of old Korea. Visitors are charmed by the very old homes of the yangban, or noblemen.
Hahoe Folk Village: Hahoe Village is a small village with a delightful blend of thatched-roof peasant houses and tiled-roof yangban (aristocrat) villas of Joseon Dynasty. The village is known for a special form of mask drama, called Hahoe Byeolsingut Tallori.
Dosan Confusian School: Dosan Confusian School in Andong was founded by the scholar Toegye Yi Hwang in the 16th century.

Hahoe's history dates back to the late Koryo period (918-1392). Unlike other villages, both upper class and commoners lived in the same village together, with the upper class houses located in the village center and the lower class ones along the outside. Another distinguishing feature is that the houses face in all directions from the center. (Most houses in other villages all face south.)

 Yangjindang, one of the oldest houses in the village, belongs to the head of the Ryu clan in the P'ungsan area. It has been designated Treasure #306. Ryu, Seong-ryong (1542-1607), a famous court minister who helped protect Korea from the Japanese invasion of 1592, lived here.

Across the river from Hahoe, Puyongdae offers a picturesque setting with forrested cliffs overlooking the river. The sandy beach usually has fewer tourists than the rest of the village and can be a good place for a picnic away from the rest of humanity.

The village is also famous for Hahoe Pyolshingut Talnori, the Hahoe area's combination of masks, dance, drama, and shaman rituals. Designated Important Intangible Cultural Asset #69 by the government, it uses humor and satire to ease tensions among the different social classes. Just before the village, the Hahoe Mask Museum contains hundreds of examples of Korean masks, as well as dozens from other cultures around the world.

Near the entrance to the village is a large collection of changseung. Similar to totem poles found in North America, the carved wooded statues stood outside a village's main gate and guarded against evil spirits. Usually found in pairs, with one on each side of the road leading to the village, the left one appeases the the air spirits, while the right one appeases the earth spirits (please see the Andong Folk Village page for a good example). A few kilometers outside the Hahoe Folk Village is another changseung gongwon (gongwon means park) with many different examples of the art.

Hours: 9:00-19:00 (daily)

Admission:
Adults: 2,000 won (Groups: 1,700 won)
Youths, Soldiers: 1,000 won (Groups: 800 won)
Children: 700 won (Groups: 600 won)

Directions: Andong City -> Pungsan (Maegokgyo (Bridge)) -> Entrance of Hahoe Folk Village

Gyeongju

Described as the 'museum without walls', Gyeong-ju was once the capital city of the entire Korean peninsula before the nasty Mongols came and all but wiped it out. Then of course with the Japanese invasions and the civil (Korean) war, its not surprising that anything left of this extremely culturally significant city is heritage listed and put on display for visitors.

Gyeongju is an administrative division of South Korea and one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Korea. It lies in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province, on the coast of the East Sea (Sea of Japan). Nearby cities include the industrial centers Ulsan and Pohang. Numerous low mountains, outliers of the Taebaek range, are scattered around the city.

Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla. The Silla kingdom arose at the turn of the 1st millennium, and ruled most of the Korean Peninsula by the 7th century until the 9th centuries. A vast number of archaeological sites from this period remain in the city.

Today Gyeongju is a typical medium-sized city sharing the economic, demographic, and social trends that have shaped modern South Korean culture. While tourism remains the major economic driver, some manufacturing activities have developed thanks to its proximity to major industrial centers such as Ulsan. Gyeongju is connected to nationwide rail and highways, which facilitate both industrial and tourist traffic.

Seokguram

The Seokguram Grotto is a hermitage and part of the Bulguksa temple complex. It lies four kilometers east of the temple on Mt. Tohamsan, in Gyeongju, South Korea. The grotto overlooks the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and rests 750 meters above sea level. In 1962, it was designated the 24th national treasure of Korea. In 1995, Seokguram was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List together with the Bulguksa Temple. It exemplifies some of the best Buddhist sculptures in the world. [1]

It is said to have been built by Gim Daeseong and originally called Seokbulsa (석불사, Stone Buddha Temple). Construction began in 742 when Gim Daeseong resigned his position in the king's court or in 751, the 10th year of the reign of King Gyeongdeok of Silla. This time period was the cultural peak of Unified Silla. The grotto was completed by the Silla court in 774, shortly after Gim's death. An old legend stated that Gim was reincarnated for his filial acts in his previous life. The legend relates that the Bulguksa Temple was dedicated to Gim’s parents in his present life while the Seokguram Grotto was dedicated to Gim's parents from a previous life.

It is now one of the best known cultural destinations in South Korea. A viewing of the sunrise over the sea is especially popular.

Bulguksa Temple

Kyung ju is the city that have bulkuksa sukulam and famous butas city and historic city.

The city Kyung ju has many cultures in almost streets.

Allow me to introduce Temple Boolkook among them.

Bulkuksa is a representative temple and cultural asset which almost everyone visits once in lifetime in Korea.

Besides, it has a long history.

Temple Boolkook is registered as one of world cultural heritages by UNESCO.

In addition, Temple Boolkook is situated in Kyongjoo that was the capital of Unified Shilla Dynasty.

Cheonma-chong

Cheonmachong means "Heavenly Horse Tomb." Contrary to the impression the name gives, the tomb did not contain a horse. The name comes from a painting of a heavenly horse that was found during the tomb's excavation. The mound is 12.7 meters high and 47 meters in diameter. Some of the artifacts found during the excavation are displayed here, although most are replicas of the original pieces on display at the Kyongju National Museum.

The tomb's wooden structure had stones piled over and around it, an upper covering of clay, and dirt and grass on top. The stones protected against robbers: walls collapsed on thieves trying to dig from the side. The site was made into a museum to reveal how it was excavated with imitations of the uncovered artifacts placed in the positions in which they were found. Hwangnamdaech'ong was also restored to its original shape.

In this tomb, the burial chamber was placed on top of the ground, not below it. Such positioning helped prevent the decay of burial accessories by protecting them from ground water. The entombed person was laid in the center of the grave, with his head pointed to the East, showing respect for the sun. Burial accessories were laid beside the body.


         

Cheonmachong Gold Crown
This gold crown, excavated from Cheonmachong Tomb, is the most elaborate of the ten crowns of Shilla so far discovered in the Kyongju area, and was designated National Treasure #188.It is 40 cm high and 23 cm in diameter, with 58 carved jade pieces. It has plates thicker than those of other crowns and has a 4-level branch design. Like other Shilla gold crowns, it has tree-shaped uprights on the front and sides and two antler-shaped uprights in back. Comma-shaped jades and gold spangles are attached with gold wires. One of cap ornaments is butterfly-shaped and the other is wing-shaped.

The branch shape of the crown suggests that the people of that time respected nature, especially trees. Jade represented the greatness of the universe and served as a symbol to ward off evil. Two antlers in the crown's back represented a deer. It is similar to Siberian shaman caps adorned with tree branches in the front and deer antlers in back, indicating a possible Siberian origin for the design.

              Because of its size, historians believe it adorned a cloth or leather piece of headgear. Until the excavation of this site, historians believed that such gold crowns, caps, and cap ornaments were worn together as a set. However, in this tomb, the crown, cap, and cap ornaments were found in different places, indicating that they were worn separately.
                              

Shilla Pottery

Shilla potters had developed their own unique styles by the end of the fourth century. Many pottery items dating from that period are still being found around Kyongju. They are divided into two groups: east and west of the Nakdong River. One group consists of clay vessels fired in a reducing flame, while the other is grayish black pottery. The two groups also differ in their shapes: the eastern group had long-necked pots with round bottoms or stands and round or oblong ventilation holes, while the western group did not have stands and had triangular ventilation holes.

During the Shilla period, the water-sieving process had not been perfected. Wares of the period were somewhat porous and coarse. The patterns were commonly geometric, lined, and waved, with some dot patterns carved in sharp intaglio. A few have basic human or animal figures. Smaller vessels with humans, animals, or boats were intended for ceremonial use only. These styles reflected other ancient Northeast Asian styles and showed influence from China.

Hours: Summer - 09:00 ~ 18:00 / Winter - 09:00 ~ 17:00

Admission:
Adults: 1500 won (Group: 1200 won)
Youths(13 ~ 18 years old): 700 won (Group: 600 won)
Children(8 ~ 13 years old): 600 won (Group: 500 won)

                                                                                      pottery vessel from a Shilla tomb