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Jeollabuk-do is deeply tied to its traditional culture and roots. Buddhist temples and folk Buddhist temples and roots. is deeply tied to its traditional culture Jeollabuk-do Rural Jeollabuk-do is an outdoor-lover’s paradise. Much of this province is parkland. With Much of this province paradise. is an outdoor-lover’s Rural Jeollabuk-do For foodies, no trip to Korea is complete without eating your way through Jeollabuk-do. without eating your way through Jeollabuk-do. is complete Korea For foodies, no trip to
a traditional musical drama performed by a singer and drummer. birthplace of pansori, a traditional musical drama performed by a singer and drummer. tional houses) containing craft workshops, museums and rustic teashops. The province is the province The and rustic teashops. tional houses) containing craft workshops, museums villages abound. Modern Jeonju bumps up against its historic urban village of villages abound. Modern Jeonju bumps up against most picturesque slopes in Korea. slopes most picturesque the winter, thrill-seekers descend on the slopes of Muju Skithe winter, Resort, the highest and offering shippers head out to the white sandy beaches of the West Sea islands like Seonyu-do. In Sea islands like sandy beaches of the West Seonyu-do. white shippers head out to the offers some of Korea’s finest get-away-from-it-all hikes sun wor- and scenery. In summer, finest get-away-from-it-all some of Korea’s offers unspoilt national and provincial parks covering its beautiful mountains, this rural province this rural province its beautiful mountains, parks covering unspoilt national and provincial for its most well-known export,for its most well-known The provincial capital city of Jeonju is a must-stop for any fan of Korean food, especially for any fan of Korean capital city of Jeonju is a must-stop provincial The nationwide and abroad. countless restaurants part of the country. tural heartland, this fertile, green area has influenced Korean cuisine more than any other than any other more cuisine influenced Korean has tural heartland, area this fertile, green image of white egrets standing in terraced rice fields is a provincial icon. As Korea’s agricul- Korea’s icon. As rice fields is a provincial standing in terraced egrets image of white The southwestern province of Jeollabuk-do (www.jeonbuk.go.kr) is Korea’s rice bowl. The bowl. The rice is Korea’s (www.jeonbuk.go.kr) Jeollabuk-do of province southwestern The
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