a little about Korea

2. INTRODUCTION OF KOREA
• Located in North and South Asia
• Korea divided into two North Korea (Chosun)
& South Korea (Hanguk)
• The name of the Korean language is Hangeul.
• Has four season
• The capital of Korea is Seoul

3. The map
of
Korea

4. ACCOMMODATION IN KOREA
Hanok
stay
Budget
stay
Exclusive
stay
Hotel Temple
stay

5. HANOK STAY
Hanok is a term of to
describe Korean
traditional houses.
Houses differs
according to region
In Korea, houses are
build in a closed
square form to retain
heat better.
Can also classified
according to class and
sosial status.

6. BUDGET STAY
• Budget stay is a stay(house or room) that
serve for a tourist who come to Korea.
• It is valuable and cheap.
• It also provides heating system in each house
or room.

7. EXCLUSIVE STAY
• Can be get in expensive price
• Suitable for tourists that like exclusive things.
• Design by famous designer

8. HOTEL
• Very easy to find hotels in Korea
• There are in cheap price and high price
• There are 5 best hotels in Korea

9. TEMPLE STAY
• A Temple Stay is a cultural-experience
program designed to help people understand
Korean Buddhism better.
• They can learn about Korea

10. ATTRACTION

11. TRAVEL
HIGHLIGHTS
SIGHTS
EVENTS THEMED TRAVEL
ACTIVITIES

12. TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS
1) Romance in Jinhae Gunhangjae Festival, a
spring cherry blossom trip

13. • The festival was first held on April 13, 1952
• become one of the largest festivals in the
country.
• The endless canopy of cherry blossoms over
the entire city makes a dazzling sight that
awes everyone.

14. 2) Ikseon-dong

15. • Finding Ikseon-dong for the first time is a bit
like discovering a long-thought-extinct species
in the jungle.
• Until very recently, the neighborhood existed
largely under the radar and saw very few
visitors–but this is changing.

16. SIGHTS
1) Seoraksan National Park (NaeSeorak)

17. • Also referred to as Seolsan and Seolbongsan.
• spread across 4 cities and counties: Sokcho,
Inje, Goseong and Yangyang.
• The sunrise viewed from here is spectacular
and should not be missed.
• Daeseung Waterfall north of Jangsudae is the
most beautiful site of NaeSeorak, which is
88m high.

18. 1) Hallasan National Park [UNESCO World
Heritage]

19. • Hallasan (Halla Mountain) rises up proudly
from the center of Jeju Island and is perhaps
one of the island’s most memorable
landmarks.
• amous for its vertical ecosystem of plants that
results from the varying temperatures along
the mountainside.
• Hallasan Mountain is relatively easy to hike.

20. EVENTS
1) Lighting Festival

21. • biggest festival .
• covering 100 thousand pyeong illuminated by
30,000 lights.
• 12.05.2014 ~ 03.15.2015
• Location : Main gardens

22. THEMED TRAVEL
1) Cruise Travel

23. • 12 major ports of Korea.
• discover a flouring city flush up against
beautiful mountains, a volcanic island
recognized as a UNESCO World Natural
Heritage, wetlands full of rare migratory birds,
and even traditional markets bursting with
history and culture.

24. 2) Taekwando

25. • the most recognized form of Korean martial
arts.
• a sport that emphasizes a sense of morality,
humility, and a respect for one’s opponent.
• puts more emphasis on defense because of
the taekwondo spirit of respecting peace and
justice.

26. ACTIVITIES
1) Vivaldi Park Ocean World

27. • designed to look like an oasis in the middle of
the Egyptian desert, in order to give visitors
the experience of a cool, refreshing swim
under the bright sun.
• has many thrilling and exciting attractions.

28. 2) Asan Spavis

29. • uses hot spring water for its unique sports and
treatment facility.
• family-oriented leisure facility.
• Other facilities include a snow sledding area, a
sports massage center and a skin care
treatment center.

30. Food & Beverages
 Korean F & B - a unique cuisine from it’s
culture, environment,
geography and climate.
- shares certain ingredients and
aspects with Chinese and
Japanese.
- food culture that has its own
spices, ingredient, techniques,
materials and uniqueness.
- all about balance  a meal
created reserving the idea of harmony
in mind, a bit of sweet and salty, spicy and
mild, hot and cold, yin and yang.

31. Popular and Signature Food & Beverages

32. Bibimbap
• One of the popular Korean dishes (“mixed meal” or “mixed rice”)
• Served as a bowl with rice along with variety of regional and seasonal
vegetables and Korean chilly paste
• Arose from “jesa” (a traditional ceremony) where Koreans honor their
ancestors
• Is a common dish that can be found in daily meals in Korea and around
the world
Kimchi
• Describe any other pickle or fermented vegetables
• Nearly 200 documented varieties with regional, seasonal and familial
varieties
• Flavor of kimchi depends on the ingredients used, the amount of salt
and the level of spiciness
• Koreans have adopted it as their national dish

33. Korean Barbeque
• One of the most famous Korean dishes
• one of the popular of Korean barbeque dishes, “bulgogi”, which
has a much longer history (arose during the Goguryeo Dynasty.
Bulgogi called as “makjeok” at the time)
• Apparently, Koreans had ate less beef and the dish almost
disappeared from the culinary landscape as the popularity of
Buddhism and its vegetarian cuisine swept over the land
• Yet, the diet was brought back by invading Mongols, the Chosun
Dynasty took hold of the Korean peninsula and beef came back
as part of the Korean diet, especially amongst the royals
• Still, the most popular Korean barbeque is “galbi”

34. Japchae
• Turns out to be one of the most famous Korean dishes both inside
and outside of Korea
• Originally ‘japchae’ was made without noodles- it was invented
for the King by one of his chefs and he loved it so much and that
it became famous across Korea
• In recent, the noodles were added and become an essential
element to the dish now
• The noodles are made of sweet potatoes which give ‘japchae’ a
very distinct chewy texture
• Besides, the vegetables are all lightly cooked so they retain all
their flavor which produced much of spectacular taste

35. Bokbunja ju
 a blackberry native to Korea and the wine is the color of oxblood
 sweet and berry flavor
 the drink had traditionally been associated with male virility
 Korean scientists had confirmed that the berry can increase
testosterone levels and sperms counts
Soju
 National liquor
 cheap and effective
 two (2) major ‘soju’ brands : Chamisul and Chum Churum
 The taste resembles much of that sweet, watered-down vodka
with sort of like sugar dissolved in rubbing alcohol

36. Omija Tea
 means “five flavor berry” – sweet, sour, salty, bitter and spicy
 used as a flavoring for makgeolli
 In Korea, the berry is usually turned into a tea that can be consumed by
itself or mixed with honey, flower petals, mung bean powder and others
to create out a variety of different Korean punches called as hwachae
 For daily use, the tea is supposed to be effective or good for colds or
other respiratory illnesses, yet, in terms of traditional medicine, ‘omija’
is able to restore one’s liver
Makgeolli
 the oldest alcohol in Korea
 is unfiltered and milky white unlike soju and other clear alcohols
 younger generations has been taking it as a fruit cocktail now
 it is the best when ‘makgeolli’ is made by hand from pure ingredients
(rice)
 eat along with pajeon (savory pancake) or mung bean pancake

37. Language
• the alphabet was created by King Sejong in
1446.
• The language has traditional values of social
status and respect built directly into it.
• Words change depending on who you are
speaking with.

38. Religion
• Buddhism, Christianity and non-religion.

39. Culture
• Praying their Ancestors.
• will hold ancestral ceremonies for the
previous three generations several times a
year, particularly on Chusok and New Year's
Day.
• On Chusok, people cook and set out food to
celebrate their ancestors.
• to believe they can never repay their debt to
their parents.

40. Table manners
• are the eldest are to be served first and the
one who starts the eating process
• never point your chopsticks and do not pierce
your food with chopsticks.
• do not pick up food with your hands.
• placing your chopsticks on the chopstick rest
or on the table.

41. Traditional clothes
• Their traditional clothes name Hanbok.
• Usually is worn in marriage ceremonies,
family functions and traditional festivals.
• match with various accessories .

42. Transportation

43. Conclusion
• So, attractions, food and beverages,
accommodations, cultures and traditions and
transportations are playing major parts to
attract the tourists to Korea.