Korea Rural Tourism: Samjinae Village

Korea Rural Tourism - Introducing Damyang Changpyeong Samjinae Village

Let me introduce to you a beautiful Korean 'slow city' called Samjinae Village.☺

Do you know what is a 'slow city'?

A slow city seeks 'a relaxed and enjoyable life' through harmony of tradition and modernity. It refers to local communities that live and preserve natural surroundings, local food and traditions. In 2007, Samjinae Village was the first town in Asia to be designated a Slow City as it met all three of these conditions. ☺

Compared with the fast-changing city life, the village seeks a slow life, experiencing regional cultures and food, surrounded by nature. Visitors can make Korean traditional sweets & cookies such as Hangwa and Ssalyeot here. The village features beautiful traditional houses and centuries old stonewalls. ☺

For more information, check out these websites: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=1200737
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1344755

Excerpt and Photo from Visit Korea

Korea Rural Tourism - Introducing Boseong Bohyang Tea Farm

Tea Lovers, this one's for you!☺

The Korea Rural Tourism Supporters visited the Bohyang Tea Farm in Boseong, South Jeolla Province ☺

Having plenty of fog and humidity, the city of Boseong in South Korea enjoys the perfect weather conditions for cultivating green tea.

Bohyang Tea Farm, located in the scenic hills of Boseong, is run for over 20 years growing organic green tea.

We are so excited to experience making tea directly from nature, and tea ceremony☺

How to Go: Seoul, Gyeonggi -> Boseong Station -> Bus (25 mins) -> Boseong Dawon

Website: www.boseong.com

The Korea Rural Tourism Supporters arrived in Bohyang Tea Farm in Boseong.☺

We went on a guided tour around the tea farm.

In order to have the best quality tea farm, there are 2 conditions:...

1. There should be high humidity and fog.
2. The water and air in the surroundings should be clean, away from pollution.

Boseong has both conditions and hence produces one of the highest quality tea in the world☺

Breakfast from Bohyang Tea Farm ☺

Tteokmanduguk - Soup made of tteok and mandu ☺

Learning the proper etiquette for tea ceremony at Bohyang Tea Farm ☺

Tea at Bohyang Tea Farm❤

Making tea experience at Bohyang Tea Farm☺

Finished products at Bohyang Tea Farm:
• Organic green tea tablet
• Gold tea, prize after making the best green tea tablets☺

It was such an awesome experience!...

I know you wanna try it too, so here's how to go here!

How to Go: Seoul, Gyeonggi -> Boseong Station -> Bus (25 mins) -> Boseong Dawon

Website: www.boseong.com

Posted by Princess Kaite Corporal http://princessinkorea.blogspot.kr/2015/11/korea-rural-community-krc-supporters.html

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Move slow at Samjinae Village a 'Slow City' in Damyang

The journey going to the place was long but it is worth the wait. We arrived past noon and everyone was of course so hungry. Going out of the bus we were warmly welcomed by the fresh breeze of Damyang not to mention the very calm nature in front of us. The owner of Samjinae Village prepared really tasty and delicious food. We all enjoyed the lunch and even felt how carefree it is to have a very simple lifestyle. Indeed Damyang deserve to the called as a 'Slow City' which means a city who prefer to be as traditional as possible despite a globalized era.

After almost an hour of enjoying the surrounding we were called to start the experience programs. We started the experience program with beeswax candle-making. I personally enjoyed this experience program for two reasons: it was my first time, and it was really fun to see how your thin candle little by little become fatter. While patiently waiting for our turns we chatted with each other and get to know each other more.

After the beeswax candle-making experience program we transferred to another place nearby for the Korean Traditional candle-making experience program. This traditional candle is called yeot. Just because I have sweet tooth it is not a surprise that I enjoyed this program again (laughs). It is good to remember that although making it look so simple, the process follow specific pattern which everyone should observe if you wanted to have a chewy candle and not a rock-like candy. (Bonus note: don't forget to take good photos of the outside view for it is just too awesome scenery).

After the yeot-making experience program we proceeded with a village short night tour. Since it was October 31 the ambiance feels like we are in Halloween Party nonetheless the night view of the place was too amazing.

We ended the day with a simple yet healthy dinner and photo-album making experience program.

It was a long day for everyone, so after all the experience programs in Damyang we directly proceeded to our accommodation.

All about Tea at Boseong Bohyang Dawon

The second day started with a morning stroll and special lecture by the owner of the Tea Farm. Our morning exercise was basically to enjoy the breath-taking scenery and to directly pick ourselves the prestigious gold tea flower that Bohyang Dawon is very proud of. After which we were served by all organic breakfast especially prepared by the wife of the owner of the place. It was too delicious that everyone keep saying that they wanted to stay hence live in Bohyang Dawon and so do I.

After our breakfast we have a tea etiquette lesson followed by short tea-making experience program. (Our group won first prize haha). Moreover, we were lucky that day because we were also able to visit the nearby beach. Which was then followed by a very appetizing home-made lunch.