Daegu Yangyeongsi Herb Medicine Festival

Period:

05.01.2010 – 05.05.2010

Description:

* Images from the Daegu Yangyeongsi Herb Medicine Festival official website

The Daegu Yangnyeonsi Festival is another traditional festival celebrated every year in Korea. It is a special event that is usually held in the Yakjeon-golmok Street every first week of May of each year.

The festival is being held for more than 30 years now. It is always a memorable event for it reminds the locals about the Yangnyeongsi of the Chosun Daynasty.

Guests and visitors are treated to a taste and smell of the Korean culture through the numerous cultural events. In 2001, the festival was tagged as a Cultural and Tourism Festival, making it a very significant event in the country.

The Daegu Yangyeongsi Herb Medicine is no doubt very effective. Herbal medicine experts, oriental medicine students and local herb pharmacists are given the chance to show off the benefits of herb medicine to the festival goers, hoping they will learn from them.

Special activities included in the event are the herb-chopping contest, Mr. Heo Jun contest, Nongak or the traditional instrumental Korean music, exhibit of historical artifacts and tools, medicine brewery demonstration, showcase of medicinal herb teas and more.

Celebrating the greatness of traditional Korean herbal medicine has always been a big thing for the Koreans. Join the Daegu Yangnyeonsi Festival and you’ll understand more why.

Directions:

By Bus

- From Seoul

Dong Seoul Bus Terminal Siji Bus Terminal Take Subway line #2 at Gosan Station for Banwoldang Station

Dong Seoul Bus Terminal Siji Bus Terminal

Departure Times: 11:00 17:00

Travel Time: 230 minutes

Fare: 20,000 KRW

- From Daejeon

Daejeon Dongbu Station Daegu Seobu Station Take Subway line #1 for Banwoldang Station

Daejeon Dongbu Station Daegu Seobu Station

Departure Times: 10:20 15:20

Travel Time: 100 minutes

Fare: 8,500 KRW

- From Gwangju

Gwangju Bus Terminal Dong Daegu Bus Terminal Take Subway line #1 at Dong Daegu Station for Banwoldang Station

Gwangju Bus Terminal Dong Daegu Bus Terminal

Departure Times: 06:00 06:40 07:20 08:05 08:40 09:20 10:05 10:40 11:25 12:05 12:40 13:20 14:05 14:40 15:20 16:00 16:40 17:25 18:05 18:45 19:20 20:00 21:00 22:40

Travel Time: 210 minutes

Fare: 12,300 KRW ~ 19,900 KRW (depending on type of bus and time)

- From Busan

Busan Seobu Bus Terminal Daegu Seobu Station Take Subway line #1 for Banwoldang Station

Busan Seobu Bus Terminal Daegu Seobu Bus Terminal

Departure Times: 07:00 08:40 10:10 11:30 13:10 14:30 16:00 18:10

Travel Time: 130 minutes

Fare: 8,700 KRW

Contact Number

- Dong Seoul Terminal: 1688-5979, http://www.ti21.co.kr

- Siji Bus Terminal: -

- Daejeon Dongbu Bus Terminal: 042-624-4451, http://traffic.metro.daejeon.kr

- Daegu Seobu Bus Terminal: 1688-2824, http://www.daegu-sb.co.kr/vboard/list.asp?table=board4

- Gwangju Bus Terminal (U-Square): 062-360-8114, http://www.usquare.co.kr

- Dong Daegu Bus Terminal: 053-756-0017, http://www.gobus.co.kr/bus.asp?src_gubun=easter

- Busan Seobu Bus Terminal: 051-322-8305, http://www.busantr.com/

Accommodations:

Hotel- Hotel.co.kr (http://www.hotel.co.kr/)- Hoteltravel.com (http://www.hoteltravel.com/ )- Novotel: 053-664-1101- Hotel Interbulgo :053- 602-7114 (www.hotel.inter-burgo.com)- Hotel Daegu: 053-559-2100 (www.taeguhotel.co.kr)

Hostel- Hostelworld.com (http://www.hostelworld.com)- Hostels.com (http://www.hostels.com)

Others- Homestay Deagu (http://homestay.daegu.go.kr/en/main.html)

Websites:

Daegu Yangyeongsi Herb Medicine Festival Official Website, http://www.herbmart.or.kr/festival/ [Kor]

Daegu Official Website, http://english.daegu.go.kr/cms/cms.asp?Menu=17 [Eng]

Phone:

Daegu Yangyeongsi Herb Medicine Festival Office: 053-253-4729

Nearby Attractions

- Palgongsan (Pal gong Mt.)

Palgongsan is a mountain 1,193m in height and 20 km away from the center of Daegu city. Aside from the breathtaking scenery, there is a statue of the Buddha, the ‘Gotbawe’, which makes Palgongsan even more special. Rumor has it that it grants people’s wishes, one for each person, only if you wish them with all your heart. That is why lots of mothers go up there to wish for their family’s welfare despite the long travel.

The statue wears a hat that looks like a graduation cap. In school exam season, more people go there than usual. If you don’t like climbing, there is a cable car going up to 820m high. And if you like adventure, rock climbing is also possible.