© Lonely Planet 428 Index 38th parallel 41, see also DMZ Anyang Art Park 159-60 bears 63 63 CityABBREVIATIONS 113 aquariums Beomeo-sa 239 ACT Australian Capital Busan Aquarium 244 Beopju-sa 340 Territory A COEX Aquarium 118 bibimbap 68-9, 306, 127 NSW New South Wales accommodation, see also individual Sea World 113 bicycle travel, see cycling, mountain NT Northern Territory locations architecture 57-8, 111, 125 biking Qld Queensland North Korea 380 area codes 394 bindaetteok 70 SA South Australia South Korea 385-8 Armistice Talks Hall 373 birds 64 Tas Tasmania activities 80-5, see also individual art galleries, see galleries, museums birdwatching 80, 183, 270 Vic Victoria activities arts 57-62, see also individual arts Biwon (Secret Garden) 105 WA Western Australia itineraries 24, 24 Asian Culture Complex 266 boat travel 401, 402-3 addresses 16 ATMs 393 boat trips air travel Axis of Evil 355 Busan 245 air fares 399-401 Chungju Lake 342 airlines 398-9 B Hong-do 281 airports 145-6, 398 Baekje Cultural Festival 17, 325, 391 Jungmun 300 to/from North Korea 384 Baekje kingdom 328 Mokpo 279 to/from South Korea 398-401 Baekje Royal Tombs 330 Seogwipo 298 within South Korea 402 Baengnyeon-sa 313 Ulleung-do 225 Alps Ski Resort 185 Ban Ki-Moon 341 Yeosu 272 Amitaba Buddha 229 banchan 71 Bogil-do 276 Ammaisan 311-12 bang 50, 140 Bogyeong-sa 221 INDEX amusement parks barbecue 69 Bokduam Hermitage 219 C & Woobang Land 202 baseball 51, 142-3, 249, 265-6, 298 Bomunho Resort 212-13 Chunhyuang Theme Park & Folk basketball 51, 143, 249 Bomun-sa 171 Museum 313 bathhouses, see hot springs & spas Bong-eun-sa 111 Ever Resort 158-9 bathrooms books, see literature Glass Castle 303 North Korea 383 Boriam 257 Kumdoriland 321 South Korea 395 Boryeong 331 Lotte World Amusement Park beaches Boryeong Mud Festival 17, 332, 112-13 Daecheon Beach 331-2 391, 124 Namwon Land 313 Eulwangni Beach 166 Boseong 273-4 O-World 321 Gimnyeong Beach 292 Boseong Daehan Dawon Tea World Cup Stadium (Seogwipo) Gwangan 242-3 Plantation 273 298 Gyeongpo Beach 187 Buddha’s Birthday Parade 119, 391 Anapji Pond 209 Haeundae 242, 244 Buddhism 55-6, see also temple stays Andong 228-31, 228 Hongjodangoe Haebin Beach history 26-7 Andong Folk Village 228-9 294 North Korea 359-60 Andong Folklore Museum 228-9 Iho Beach 289 Tripitaka Koreana 30, 170, 207, Andong Hanji Paper Museum 231 Jungmun Beach 300-1 208 Andong Mask Dance Festival 17, 229 Maengbang Beach 195 Bugeun-ni Dolmen 170 Anglican Church (Seoul) 109 Manseong-ni Beach 272 Bukaksan 108 Anguk-sa 313 Naksan Beach 182 Bukchon Hanok Village 106 animals 63-4, see also individual Namhae-do 257 Bukhansan National Park 151-2 animals Pyoseon Beach 296 Bulguk-sa 213 Anmyeon 333 Samcheok Beach 195 Bullo-Dong Tumuli Park 202 Samyang Beach 292 Bulyeong-sa 234 000 Map pages Sangju 257 bungee jumping 176 000 Photograph pages Sapsi-do 332-3 Bunhwang-sa 212 Sinyang Beach 294-5 bus travel 146, 403, 404 INDEX (B-D) 429 Busan 237-52, 238, 240, 242, 243, Changdeokgung 105, 122 Confucianism 27, 56, 57, 359-60 244 Changgyeonggung 107 consulates accommodation 245-6 Cheollipo Arboretum 334 North Korea 381 activities 239-44 Cheomseongdae Observatory 209 South Korea 390 drinking 247-8 Cheong-gye-cheon 106, 128 costs, see also inside front cover entertainment 248-9 Cheongju 336-9, 338-9 North Korea 350 films 237 Cheongnamdae 339-40 South Korea 14-15 food 246-7 Cheongnyangsan Provincial Park 232 courses 389 internet resources 239 Cheongpyeong-sa 177-8 cooking 117 medical services 239 Cheonjeyeon Pokpo 300 culture 117 shopping 250 Cheonjiyeon Pokpo 297 language 117-18 sights 239-44 Cheorwon 183 taekwondo 114 subway 251, 252 Cheorwon Peace Observatory 183 credit cards 393 tourist offices 239 Chiaksan National Park 197, 197 culture 47-62 travel to/from 250-1 Chilbo 378-9 Culture & Arts Center 279 travel within 251 children, travel with, see also customs regulations Busan Aquarium 244 amusement parks North Korea 380 Busan Metropolitan Art Museum 244 food 74 South Korea 389-90 Busan Modern History Museum 244 itineraries 23, 23 cycling 80-1, 402, see also Busan Tower 243 North Korea 380 mountain biking Buseok-sa 232 Seoul 118 Ganghwa-do 170 business hours 388-9, see also inside South Korea 389 Han River (Seoul) 113, 112 front cover Children’s Grand Park 118, 241 Seonyu-do 317 Busosanseong 328-9 China, relations with 33-4, 35 Buyeo 328-31, 329 Chinese Day Cultural Festival 164 D INDEX Buyeo National Museum 329-30 Chollima Speed 366 Dadohae Haesang National Park 281 Byeolsingut Talnori 230 Chollima Statue 365 Daecheon Beach 331-2 Byeonsan Bando National Park Chongjin 379-80 Daedun-sa 274 316-17, 316 Christianity 56 Daedunsan Provincial Park 311 Chuncheon 174-7, 175 Daegeumgul 194 C Chungbuk, see Chungcheongbuk-do Daegu 200-6, 200-1, 202 C & Woobang Land 202 Chungcheongbuk-do 335-47, 336 Daegu National Museum 202 CALT 146 Chungcheongnam-do 318-34, 319 Daejeon 319-23, 320 camping 386 Chungju 341-2 Damyang Bamboo Crafts Museum 269 canoeing 83 Chungju Lake 342 dance 62 car travel 403 Chungju World Martial Arts Festival dangers cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals 17, 391 North Korea 380-1 caves Chungnam, see Chungcheongnam-do South Korea 390 Cheondong Donggu 346 Chunhyuang Theme Park & Folk Dangun 25 Daegeumgul 194 Museum 313 Dano Festival 189, 391 Gosu Donggul 344-5 Chunseolheon tea plantation 265 Danyang 344-6, 345 Hallim Park 303 churches & cathedrals Dear Leader, see Kim Jong-il Hwaseongul 194 Anglican Church (Seoul) 109 deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 407 Manjanggul 292 Jeondong Catholic Church 308 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) 152-4, 183, Ryongmun Big Cave 375 Kyungdong Presbyterian Church 373-4, 123 Sanbanggul-sa 301-2 109 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Seongnyugul 234 Myeong-dong Catholic Cathedral (DPRK), see North Korea celadon 274 109 Deogyusan National Park 312-13, 312 cell phones cinema 17, 58, see also films Deokgu Hot Springs 234 North Korea 382 City Hall (Seoul) 109 Deokjin Park 309 South Korea 394 climate 14 Deoksugung 108-9, 8 Central Buddhist Museum 106-7 North Korea 349-50 diarrhoea 409 ceramics 274, 277 South Korea 389 disabilities, travellers with Chamsori Gramophone & Edison COEX Aquarium 118 North Korea 383 Museum 187, 188 ‘comfort women’, see halmoni South Korea 395 430 INDEX (D-G) diving 81, 294, 298 F flu 408 DMZ 152-4, 183, 373-4, 123 fax services folk villages Dodong-ri 223-4, 224 North Korea 382-3 Andong Folk Village 228-9 dogs 64, 69 South Korea 394 Hahoe Folk Village 231 Dok-do 226 festivals 17, 390-1 Jeju Folk Village 295 Dokkaebi Doro (Ghost Road) 289 Andong Mask Dance Festival 229 Korean Folk Village 158 dolharubang 288 Baekje Cultural Festival 325 Nagan Folk Village 270-1 dolmen 170 Boryeong Mud Festival 17, 332, Seongeup Folk Village 295 Dolmen Cultural Festival 169-70 391, 124 Yangdong Folk Village 218-19 Dolsan-do 273 Chinese Day Cultural Festival 164 Folklore & Natural History Museum Dongdaemun 108 Dano Festival 189, 391 288 Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park 108 Dolmen Cultural Festival 169-70 food 68-71, 391, 6, 126, 127 Donggureung 152 Ganghwa-do Azalea Festival 170 Busan 246 Donghae 195-6, 195 Gwangju Biennale 266 courses 117 Donghak Rebellion 32 Hi Seoul Festival 119 customs 74-5 Donghwa-sa 206 Incheon Bupyeong Pungmul festivals 73 Dongnakdang 219 Festival 164 itineraries 20, 20 Dora Observatory 153 Jeonju International Film Festival Jeju-do 290 Dosan Seowon 232 309 local specialities 72 Dosol-am Hermitage 315 Jin-do Sea Parting Festival 277 North Korea 361 DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Jongmyo Daeje 119 foreign exchange 393 Korea), see North Korea Kimchi Festival 267 fortresses drinking water 410 Lotus Lantern Festival 107 Busosanseong 328-9 drinks 71-3, 361 Muju Firefly Festival 313 Geumjeong Fortress 239, 241 driving licence 403 Nam River Lantern Festival 256 Gongsanseong 325 Duryunsan Provincial Park 274-5 Namdo Food Festival 270-1 Hwaseong 156, 7 DVDs 386 Pentaport Rock Festival 164 Jeoksang Sanseong 313 INDEX Puchon International Fantastic Jinju Fortress 255-6 E Film Festival 119 Moyang Fortress 315 Early Printing Museum 337 Pusan International Film Festival Sangdang Sanseong 337 economy 12, 43, 49-50 (Busan) 17, 245, 391 Free Market 144, 6 electricity 386 Seoul Drum Festival 119 embassies Seoul Fringe Festival 119 G North Korea 381 Seoul International Cartoon & Gajisan Provincial Park 252-3 South Korea 390 Animation Festival 119 galleries emergencies, see also inside front cover Seoul Medicinal Herb Market Korean National Art Gallery 367 useful phrases 414 Festival 119 Lee Jung-Seop Art Gallery & English-teaching work 397 Seoul Performing Arts Festival 119 Park 297 environment World Martial Arts Festival 342 Leeum Samsung Museum of North Korea 360-1 Yeoui-do Cherry Blossom Festival Art 110 South Korea 63-7 119 Seoul art galleries walk 115-17, environmental hazards 409-10 filariasis 408 116 environmental issues 65-7, 360-1 film festivals Seoul Museum of Art 109 e-sports 52 Jeonju International Film Festival Uijae Misulgwan 265 ethnic groups 52-3 309 Gampo-ri 214 Eulwangni Beach 166 Puchon International Fantastic Gangchon 177 eunuchs 36 Film Festival 119 Gangguan 253 Everland Resort 158-9 Pusan International Film Festival Ganggyeong Fermented Seafood exchange rates 13, see also inside (Busan) 17, 245, 391 Festival 391 front cover films 17, 125, see also cinema Ganghwa-do 169-71 Expo 2012 Information Centre 272 Busan 237 Ganghwa-eup 170 culture 58 Gangjin 274 000 Map pages history 33, 37, 43 Gangjin Celadon Museum 274 000 Photograph pages North Korea 353, 360, 368 Gangneung 185-9, 186 fish 69 Gangneung Seongyojang