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POST CONGRESS TOUR

Overview

  • Date: September 3, 2022 (All Day)
  • Eligibility: Application open to any participant who has registered for the 58th IFLA World Congress
  • Participants: max. 40 people per course (first-come, first-served)
  • Participation fee: KRW 60,000 per course (Lunch Included)
  • You can apply to only one course.
  • Apply by selecting the course of your choice during the Step 2 of the 2022 IFLA Congress Registration.
  • As a result of receiving the application, there were many courses that did not meet the minimum number of applicants, so only three courses were conducted as follows. We will send an individual e-mail to everyone who applied to inform you of the course change.

Tour Course

  • Course A (Suncheon)

    Suncheonman Bay National Garden, Suncheonman Bay, Naganeupseong Walled Town

    Course A (Suncheon)

    Suncheonman Bay National Garden, Suncheonman Bay, Naganeupseong Walled Town

    Suncheonman Bay National Garden Suncheonman Bay National Garden was established on a plot of 1.12 million ㎢ to help protect Suncheonman Bay. The garden is home to over 790,000 trees in 505 species and 3.15 million flowers in 113 species. The numerous groups of tulips and royal azaleas are truly a sight to see. In addition, the nearby 30,000 ㎡ field of canola flowers in full bloom in May creates a beautiful yellow "wave" of color. Although there are restaurants within the garden, bringing in food is allowed, making the garden a great location for a picnic in the shade of the trees.

    Suncheonman Bay Suncheonman Bay's reed field covers a total area of approximately 495,867 ㎡. The reed field starts from the confluence of Dongcheon and Isacheon Streams, and stretches along both sides of the stream for approximately 3 kilometers until it reaches the main reed colony at Suncheonman Bay. The scene of the entire field swaying in the wind is like watching waves on the sea. Suncheonman Bay Wetland Reserve is a natural habitat for birds of over 140 species, including migratory and endangered bird species such as the hooded crane, white-naped crane, Oriental White Stork, black-faced spoonbill.

    Naganeupseong Walled Town Naganeupseong Walled Town is located in Jeollanam-do, and contains a fortress town that is over 59,504 ㎡ in size. The fortress walls were built using square-shaped stones to reach 4 meters in height, 3 to 4 meters in width, and 1,410 meters in total length. The town consists of three neighborhoods along the east, south and west of the fortress walls. The village is overall well preserved, allowing visitors to observe houses and lifestyles that have all been passed down from the past. The town is highly valued as a historical and cultural resource for studying traditional folk customs.

  • Course B (Mokpo + Haenam)

    Mokpo Modern Culture Street, Samhakdo Island, Solaseado

    Course B (Mokpo + Haenam)

    Mokpo Modern Culture Street, Samhakdo Island, Solaseado

    Mokpo Modern Culture Street Mokpo Modern Culture Street is a street that simultaneously shows the history of commercial ports in the modern period following the installation of 'Mokpo Customs' during the opening of the port of the Korean Empire, and life of people from the Japanese colonial period to post-liberation. This street shows the history of Mokpo's historical culture and life changing through modern times. Also it is characteristic that such relics are well preserved. A representative building is the Mokpo Modern History Museum.

    Samhakdo Island According to legend, Samhakdo Island and Yudalsan Mountain was the dream of Mokpo residents, before it became the land it is today. This island is filled with the loneliness of women waiting to see their husbands who voyaged out to sea, the hope of merchants waiting for their fishing boats, and the sorrow of people who have passed away. Samhakdo Island is a rich area where the people of Mokpo share their emotions.

    Solaseado Solaseado project is the massive urban development project which both private, and public entities such as Bosung Inc. and Jeollanam-do province government participate. The project targets 5342 acres of land located throughout the shoreline of Jeollanam-do, and it aims to create the futuristic city with a new type of approach which differs itself from pre-existing new town development by preserving the ecosystem and concentrating the technology of the fourth industrial revolution.

  • Course C (Hwasun + Bosung)

    Unjusa Temple, Boseong Green Tea Plantation

    Course C (Hwasun + Bosung)

    Unjusa Temple, Bosung Green Tea Plantation

    Unjusa Temple Unjusa Temple was known as 'Bibosa Temple' during the Late Silla Era. The temple fell into disrepair after the Imjin War (1592-1598), but partly restored in 1800s by Monk Seoldamjau. Unjusa Temple’s famous heritage include the Nine-story Stone Pagoda (National Treasure No. 796), Shrine of Stone Buddha (National Treasure No. 797), and Cylindrical Multi-story Stone Pagoda (National Treasure No. 798).

    Boseong Green Tea plantation Boseong Tea Plantation produces high-quality green tea and is a popular tourist attraction year-round thanks to the vast rows of tea trees that line the hillside like a deep green carpet. Despite being located on a small peak at just 350 meters above sea level, the observation deck at the summit offers views of the sea on clear days. The entrance to the tea plantation is also lined with tall cedar trees, adding a unique aspect to this plantation. Especially The Daehan Dawon Tea Plantation has been featured as a filming site in dramas such as “Summer Scent (2002),” “Legend of the Blue Sea (2017),” and “The Rebel (2017).”