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I‘ve heard the Yeong-Deok Snow Crab Festival from today~It is 14th festival and 11th~ 13rd on March.
If you’ve never been there before it is worth to go and eat delicious Korea snow crab!
This is not a crab. ^^
There is also going to hold some kind of singing contest tonight.
Since I didn’t have enough time I couldn’t see it. Too bad..

Here is Yeong-Dok Snow Crab City.

Wow!!!! There are lots of people and carb too!!I found one big stone which we can know we are in Yeong-Deok City.

We arrived 2 hours before starting festival…
So we just looked around all over the festival places.
It was very interesting ~

See? Here is the main spot let people know about “Snow Crab Festival~~~”

Most of design is crab. Haha...... that’s really cute. Isn’t it?

The festival started with Korean traditional play.

It was my first time to see actual Korean instrument.
The sound was very cheerful. I almost danced.
I saw some grandma and grandpa dancing together.

There are also lots of famous local products.

Here is a place you can know about multi-cultural family.

This is a Kimchi with crab. I’ve never heard this kind of Kimchi before.

It smell was very good and I would like to try it.
This kimchi was very very popular in this festival.

I couldn’t even eat a bite. Causes there are so many people.
Errrr I really would like to have a bite~~

And this is Crab Bibimbob. Ajumma(Mrs.) is maxing Bibimbob!

People who ate this one they were surprised!! It looks very yum!

This is BBQ. It’s whole pig. Wow!

I can’t miss to see lots of snow crab. Look at the color.
So beautiful~

Looks very delicious.. Isn’t it?
It was very hart to just see. Not eat at that moment.

I think I see very enough big crab for all of my life.

Looks yummy…

There are many kinds of food as well not just snow crab.
For me just look at was very interesting!

Everywhere was jam-packed with tourist.

This is An-Dong international mask dance festival.
I wanted to dance with mask.

This picture is whole festival place. It is huge. Isn’t it?

View was great. This is Sam-sa haesang park.

This building was beautiful and special.

Isn’t it looks like flower? But it’s not, It’s light bulb.
I bet it’s going be pretty in the night,

If you want to try fishing snow crab you can try it.
This place gets people together for snow crab fishing.

There was Korean main broadcast company which is MBC, KBS, SBS.

Main cameraman was recording me… I might be on new tv tonight! Yahoo!!

Wow ~ He is going to let snow crab go~~gogogo~~

It looks very fun!! Oh, one man catch a big one~

He is sharing snow crab with everyone~

After fishing there was Snow Crab action too.
They are trying to catch snow crab~. Some guys are pretty good~

Oh~KBS(Korean Broadcasting System ) news cameraman~

Fishing game was fun. Just watching make people excited.

I might try it next time~ I can bring Snow Crab my home.

Come and eat Snow Crab.
Even if you don’t like eating Snow Crab, there are many things to see and enjoy here.

And look at this beautiful sea… Just look at this sea. Makes me peaceful...

This Snow Crab Festival held 11th~ 13rd on March.
You can enjoy your mouth and eyes. Also you can bring Snow Crab with cheap price.
Also there are lots of free sample food stand such as Snow Crab Ramen, Snow Crab Kimbob etc..
Well this period is the only the time that I don’t care cost of Snow Crab and eat as much as I want!
Normally Snow Crab is pricy food. But not this time!!
The location is Samsa Heasang Park Ganggu-myeon Yeungdeok-gun.
Enjoy your day with Snow Crab and various events in Yeung-Deok!!

I am going to visit Gyeongbuk Gunwi. Gunwi is known as the town of loyalty, piety, history and culture..

As soon as arrived Gunwi, I head for “Hanbam village”

Winter is on its way I guess. A sky was very clear but winds are chilly.

Go down the meandering pass toward Bugye, Gunwi feeling the energy of Palgong Mountains, I met an old quiet village surrounded by pine trees.

It is not very difficult to notice that the village is not ordinary with the grandeur pine trees and modest stone fences.

Its official title is Daeyul-ri, but it is more frequently called "Hanbam Village," a pure Korean name.

It is the center of Hong Family of Burim

The entrance of Hanbam village, a pure and luxuriant pine forest represent the environment of the town.

Several hundred pines that are over 200 years old form a forest, so the smell of pine trees delivered by the breeze always makes the visitors pleasant.

Hanbam Village especially has many stone fences. The total length of the stone fences reaches several thousand meters.

All roads lead to the pavilion and all stone fence roads start from the pavilion.

Next I head for Samjon Seokgul (triad Buddha and grotto)

The Gunwi Grotto Hermitage, also known as the Second Seokguram Grotto, is an artificial cave cut into the rockface twenty meters above a small river.

Containing three masterfully carved Buddha figures, this tiny cave is among Korea's oldest examples of Buddhist art, carved sometime between the 6th and 8th centuries.

It is easy to see how the Gunwi Grotto could have served as inspiration for the more famous and magnificent Seokguram Grotto in Gyeongju, which was built at least a century later.

The inspiration for the design comes from India, where pilgrims carved Buddha figures from the living rock.

Even today, many such grottos can still be found in India and western China.

The Gunwi Grotto is extremely well preserved, probably because it is so hard to reach.

Nowadays a modern marble staircase leads right up to the cave, but only monks are allowed to use it.

This is Samjon Seokgul (triad Buddha and grotto).

In this, three Buddha statues made around 700 are enshrined. In the center the Principal Buddha statue measures 2.18 meters, to the left the Bodhisattva statue measures 1.8 meters and to the right another Bodhisattva statue measures 1.92 meters.

The central statue is seated on a quadrangular pedestal.

I left Samjon Seokgul and went to Ingaksa.

This park reflects the glory of Korean Buddhist culture, containing numerous statues of the Medicine Buddha.

It was said to have been built by Wonhyo or by Ui-sang during the Shilla era.

It is classified as Historic Site No. 374. I found one Ingaksa gellery.

I went into the inside.

There are lots of poem, writing form long time ago.

I didn’t even know what they say exactly , but it looks very nice.

This is Ingaksa’s garden view.

There is a fantastic view of the wide pool that is formed by water flowing between rocks.

There is an excellent valley view starting from Mureung Banseok (a huge rock), on which hundreds of people can sit, while tourists are fascinated by the breathtaking scenery on the way up to Twin Falls and Yongchu Falls passing Samhwa Temple, Haksodae, Okryudong and Seonnyeotang.

Next, I moved to Gyeongpook national university museum.

GyeongbukNational University Museum is divided into six exhibition rooms that house a total of 7,000 items including metals, precious stones and ceramics.

In particular, the outdoor museum, which surrounds the museum building, is worth visiting.

Natural History Museum displays components of ecosystem such as animals, plants and minerals.

The museum also collect, research, and displays samples relating to history of mankind, and it helps public to gain proper understanding of nature by providing various educational programs.

Look at this fossil… I wasn’t even interested in this kind of bone thing….

But when I see this it was very amazing.

I was surprised that how they prevent these old stuff like this great condition.

I moved next room.

There were full of stuffed animal in glass cases.

It was looks like a real. Creepy !

On the send floor, there are many kinds of insect specimens.

These basic features, Natural History Museum works on establishing a natural mechanism for the Preservation of nature, identifying and inducing recovery of endangered species, and research on survival and genetic information of wild animals for the maintenance of ecosystem.

Also, through genetic engineering techniques, Museum researches and provides direct information on useful minerals to be used on industrial and daily life.

The last I visit place was, of course Korean restaurant.

This restaurant was a bit special.

I could pick what I want to eat then I could cook myself.

Maybe that’s why price is very cheap.

And they said it is Korea Beef.

The meat looks very fresh and delicious.