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- Gwangju National Museum
- In the street of Maehwa (apricot tree) in City of Light, we can see an aerial tile-roofed house at Maehwa Village. The site is wide and natural landscape is so fresh and we can recollect the spirit of our nation through the ancient history and culture. A quiet, cozy environment is the very Gwangju National Museum. Looking around from place to place of Gwangju National Museum arranged on the sunny ground, outdoor exhibited ancient relics are coming up on us lively. We face up to 'Jangun-dong Five-story Stone Pagoda' in the right side immediately after entering the gate of the museum located in Jangun-dong. At this stone pagoda that is presumed to be of the Goryeo dynasty, we can confirm what Roof stone of the pagoda structure is. In addition, we can see the structures of southern-style and northern-style dolmens directly and also the miniature of the celadon porcelain kiln in Yongun-ri, Gangjin-gun that informs the kiln structure and manufacturing technique of the celadon porcelain of the Goryeo dynasty. In the permanent exhibition hall, there are twin-lion stone lanterns in Jungheung Mountain Fortress that was designated as National Treasure No. 103. Two male lions face each other and hold the stone
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- Gwangju Lake Ecological Park
- Gwangju LakeEco Park gives the feeling of being buried into a landscape of paintings. A wooden bridge and a field of reeds are connected. A field for learning about nature, a grass resting square, an area of wild flowers and an ecological pond are all very beautiful. We can experience the forest of reeds in the lakeside swampy land. There is an esplanade and a swamp observatory established around the flower area. There is a biotope, an ecological space where we can observe the habitation and movement of wild animals. We can observe worms, and animals such as frogs, toads, snails, leeches, elks, roes and otters. There is a big rock on Gwangju lake when we look at it from the Eco Park. That rock is called Nojaam Rock. Several rocks face us around Nojaam Rock. They are dolmens that were unearthed when Gwangju lake was discovered. A reconstructed stone waterway made of clay pipe at Hwanbyeokdang shrine is worth seeing. Gwangju Lake Eco Park is a resting placeand a place for observing nature for all citizens.
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- Pyeongchon Ceramic Studio
- It is the special ceramic studio where we can feel the pride of Korea having 7,000 years' pottery history and operates pottery experiencing class. Visitors learn the process of making pottery in the pottery exhibition hall and experiencing site, and try the pottery making process with their hands at the experiencing site of about 250 square meters through the clay with the help of professional teachers for two hours.
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- Yangdong Market
- Yangdong market, called the symbol of the liberal mind, was notified as a generous market because of the abundant foods and diverse local products. Even now, the market is recognized as the best place to buy skate and prepare for holidays. People who live in Jeolla Province go to Yangdong market when they buy skate, which is the representative food for entertainments or parties. The merchants of the market gave students or citizens rice balls with a liberal heart in the passionate historical spot of the May 18 democractic uprising. When the traditional market went down on its luck by the development of the distribution industry, Yangdong market set the modernization for the construction. In addition, the business for the managemental of modernism such as the united logo, the shopping mall, and the merchant university was promoted successfully. The market is being reborn as a shopping space because it is clean and simple. It also received the first prize for remodelling as a traditional market in 'the exhibition of superior markets in the whole country'
Gwangju Now
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