Welcome to yeongnam! GYEONGNAM G Convention & Visitors Bureau ine of CNN Travel's 50 beautiful places to visit in he Gyeongnam Convention & Visitors Bureau was NKorea are in Gyeongnam. Testablished in May 2012 to promote the tourism sector and the MICE industry of Gyeongsangnam-do Province and In 2012, CNN Travel selected the ‘50 beautiful places Changwon. The bureau conducts promotional activities, public to visit in Korea.’ Nine of these places are in Gyeongnam relations, exchanges, survey, and research activities to attract MICE (Gyeongsangnam-do Province). and support the organization of conventions. We contribute to the Look inside for Gacheon Darangee Village in Namhae (3rd), Kyeongwha station development of the region's convention industry and its tourism Best“ items! in Jinhae (5th), Upo Marsh in Changnyeong (6th), Haeinsa Temple sector. The bureau will strive to promote the regional convention in Hapcheon (13th), Chunwang Peak in Jirisan Mountain (14th), industry by making active use of industrial, cultural, and tourist Yeojwacheon Stream cherry blossoms in Jinhae (17th), terraced resources and strengthening its domestic and overseas networks ” for international competitiveness. fields in Hamyang (29th), Royal Azalea Festival in Hwangmaesan Mountain (34th), Chokseongnu Pavilion in Jinju (49th). *Address : F6, Changwon Convention Center, Woni-daero 362, Gyeongnam, the province with the most number of beautiful Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do places in Korea. *Website : www.gncvb.or.kr *Tel : +82-55-212-6713 Come to Gyeongnam and enjoy the true beauty of Korea.

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*Address : 40, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul *E-mail : [email protected] *Website : http://k-mice.visitkorea.or.kr *Korea Travel hotline : In Korea 1330 From Abroad +82-2-1330 Gyeongnam!in Gyeongnam!in Gyeongnam!in eojwacheon (Romance) Bridge in Jinhae asan Agu-jjim (Steamed blackmouth angler) inju Silk YYeojwacheon Stream offers such a fantastic view that MMasan agu-jjim is a fiery dish of braised JA modernized silk factory was introduced in Jinju it is called the Seine River of Jinhae. Yeojwacheon Bridge blackmouth angler on a bed of bean sprouts, dropworth, in the 1910s. Through facilities replacement and is a favorite dating course for young people. During stalked sea squirt, clams, saturated in a marinade of chili development of processing technology over time, the the Jinhae Gunhangje Festival held in April, the area is pepper powder, garlic, and ginger. The dish is a popular area turned into one of the five top silk production covered under a cherry blossom tunnel, so make sure to seafood dish eaten all over Korea. The skin and bones centers in the world. Jinju silk is a natural fabric. Silk is bring a camera for some fascinating photos. Pass over are full of collagen which turns into gelatin after braising, a safe material and has an elegant shine and color. It is the bridge to get to the Jinhae NFRDI Environment Eco giving the fish incomparable tenderness and chewiness. easy to wear, highly hydroscopic, dampproof, warm, and Park where you will find a reservoir and wetland. offers protection from UV radiations. ※Street of agu-jjim in Odong-dong *Address : Yeojwa-dong, Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeonsangnam-do * Address : Odong-dong area, Happo-gu, Masan, Changwon-si, -Silkian Inc. (Corporation for joint sales of Jinju silk) *By bus : Masan Intercity Bus Terminal → Take a local bus Gyeongsangnam-do ※Store in Jinju : 1025 beongil 13-1, Jinju-daero, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam- (162, 760 or 762) *Price : 23,000-50,000 won per platter do (Bonseong-dong) *By train : Walk to the bridge from Jinhae station (7 minutes) * Tel : +82-55-747-9841 *Tel : +82-55-225-3691 ※Store in Tongyeong : 21 Namhaean-daero, Yeongnam-myeon, *Website : http://culture.changwon.go.kr eongge Bibimbap of Geoje (Sea squirt bibimbap) M Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do Meongge or sea squirt, is caught from April to * Tel : +82-55-649-9841 po Wetland June in Geoje. After washing it, the meat is cut in small UThe largest natural wetland in Korea, Upo is an pieces, mixed in some condiment and left to age at low temperature. It is slightly frozen right before use. For expansive eco museum. The quiet wetland, the end of ongyeong Najeonchilgi (Inlaid lacquerware) which is out of sight, is home to various plant species like serving, it is topped on a bowl of hot rice with some iris, reed, and prickly water lily. The wetland was put on sesame oil, sesame seeds, and dried laver powder. This TNajeon is a combination of the words na meaning the Ramsar List in 1998. bibimbap is a true taste of the sea. conch and jeon meaning to adorn. It is also called jagae. Najeonchilgi is traditional Korean lacquerware. It is made ※Baekmanseok *Address : 232 Sejin-ri, Yueo-myeon, Changnyeong-gun, by inlaying shell patterns to the lacquered surface of a Gyeongsangnam-do *Address : Sangdong-dong, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do *Tel : +82-55-638-3300 ware like wood, watae, hide, or bamboo, and lacquering * By bus : From Changnyeong Intercity Bus Terminal over again. The craftmaking techniques involve sawing 1) Move to Yeongsin bus terminal (3 minutes by walk) ※1-bak 2-il Masinneun jip (House of delicious food 2) Take a bus for Yueo/Jeokgyo (bus every 40 minutes) → recommended on TV program One-Night, Two-Day Trip) shells into thin strips and cutting them with a small Get off at Hoeryong *Address : 307-2, Hakdong-ni, Dongbu-myeon, Geoje-si, knife as they are inlaid into exquisite patterns. They are 3) Walk 30 minutes to Sejin-ri parking lot Gyeongsangnam-do outstanding crafts made of the finest materials. *Tel : +82-55-530-1551 * Website : http://upo.or.kr *Tel : +82-55-637-1472 ※1-bak 2-il Somunnan matjip (Famous good-eat restaurant ※Tongyeong Traditional Craft Hall recommended on TV program One-Night, Two-Day Trip) *Address : 281 Donam-ro (642 Donam-dong), Tongyeong-si, aeinsa Temple *Address : 307, Hakdong-ni, Dongbu-myeon, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do HLocated in the south of Gayasan mountain, Gyeongsangnam-do *Tel : +82-55-645-3266 *Website : http://craft12.co.kr *Tel : +82-55-632-0850 Haeinsa is one of the three major temples in Korea and *Price : 10,000-12,000 won per person one where the Palman Daejanggyeong, or Tripitaka Koreana (a collection of more than 80,000 wooden adong Green Tea blocks engraved with Buddhist scriptures), is enshrined. amyang Yeonipbap(Rice wrapped in lotus leaf) HThe green tea fields in Hadong County are humid The temple is surrounded by Gayasan Mountain in the HThe white lotus of Hamyang is produced near back and Maehwasan Mountain in the front, offering a due to their proximity to the Seomjingang River. The Jirisan Mountain and Deogyusan Mountain and comes considerable difference of day-time and night-time splendid landscape of pine tree groves. In addition to with pesticide-free agricultural product certification. the Tripitaka Koreana (listed on the UNESCO Memory of temperatures and moist, subacid soil also offer ideal Yeonipbap is multi-grain glutinous rice wrapped in growing conditions for green tea. From the past, Hadong the World register), Haeinsa is home to 70 or so relics, white lotus leaves. The rice is made with ten ingredients including Maaebul Buddha, statue of Samyeong Daesabi, green tea has been processed using artisanal methods (glutinous rice, black rice, millet, Indian millet, white rice, called deokkeum. Compared to green tea produced in and Gilsangtap stone pagoda. brown rice, black bean, peanut, jujube, and pine nut) that other regions, Hadong green tea is recognized for its are locally grown in Hamyang. ※Haeinsa Temple ticket office : +82-55-934-3140 excellent quality, both in terms of components and flavor. *Address : Chiin-ri, Gaya-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do ※Ogyeonga (Restaurant designated by Hamyang County) ※Hadong Green Tea Culture Center : Exhibition and sales of Hadong *By train : Dong Daegu station/Daegu station→Daegu Seobu *Address : 1033-8, Gyosan-ri, Hamyang-eup, Hamyang-gun, Intercity Bus Terminal→Local bus in the direction of Haeinsa Gyeongsangnam-do, green tea, exhibition of tea culture, tea ceremony program (free) Temple (1 hour 40 minutes) *Tel : +82-55-963-0107 *Address : 664 Unsu-ri, Hwagae-myeon, Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do *By bus : Seoul/Daejeon/Busan/Gwangju/Masan/Jinju *Price : 10,000-20,000 won per person *Tel : +82-55-880-2833 * Website : http://www.greentea.go.kr Intercity Bus Terminal→Bus for Haeinsa Temple *Tel : +82-55-930-4666 * Website : http://www.haeinsa.or.kr