A Sensory Trip That Stimulates All Five Senses

A trip to Chungbuk awakens cultural sensibility and offers hands-on learning. Suam-gol, a beautiful mural village overlooking downtown Cheongju, and Jincheon Craft Village, decorated by the hands of artists, breathe life into dormant sensibilities.Source: Chungcheong, More Charming the Longer You Stay

Along the way

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   Pyeongdong Traditional Rice Cake Village

   평동전통떡마을

   At Pyeongdong Traditional Rice Cake Village, visitors can make and taste rice cakes the old-fashioned way together with village elders. It's all the more trustworthy because it uses pesticide-free, clean grain grown by the village itself. Visitors can choose to make injeolmi, cupcakes, or songpyeon, with the injeolmi experience being the most popular. Other rural experiences, such as digging sweet potatoes and potatoes, are also available. Not far from downtown Cheongju, it is easily accessible and a great place to feel a 'farming village within the city.'\n\nMoreLess

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   Lunch (Cheongsong Fried Chicken)

   점심식사(청송통닭)

   A restaurant with a 40-year tradition specializing in samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) and whole fried chicken. \n\n

   

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   Suam-gol Mural Village

   수암골 벽화마을

   Located around Suam-ro in Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, Suam-gol has become a top must-visit spot for travelers to Cheongju. Formed as a hillside shantytown when refugees settled there after the Korean War, it was once shabby and quiet, but began to change with a public art project carried out in 2007. As cute, vivid murals were painted throughout the neighborhood, it regained its vitality. It later became known as a filming location for several TV dramas, and the number of travelers visiting Suam-gol has steadily grown since.\nMoreLess

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   Chungbuk Culture Center

   충북문화관

   Located in Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, the Chungbuk Culture Center retains its old-time atmosphere as if time had passed it by. Built in 1939 as the official residence of the Chungbuk provincial governor, it was opened to the public in July 2010 and transformed into the Chungbuk Culture Center in September 2012. It has a hybrid structure blending Japanese and Western classical styles and was designated a Registered Cultural Heritage in 2007. The center consists of the House of Culture, the Forest Gallery, and an outdoor performance hall. The House of Culture, housed in the former residence building, exhibits works by 12 writers from Chungbuk, including Sin Chae-ho, Jeong Ji-yong, and Hong Myeong-hui. The Forest Gallery hosts various exhibitions related to Chungbuk. The residence's old tatami room has been transformed into a book café offering a cozy place to restMoreLess

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