Gyeongju Travel Guide

Gyeongju travel guide is another travel guide you probably don’t want to miss if you are visiting South Korea because the city has a lot of attractions that will take part in your unforgettable journey experience. Gyeongju city is a part of early kingdom history of South Korea. South Korea has always been known as world’s biggest ginseng producing country, but recently South Korea is getting more popular because of K-pop, korean celebrities and dramas. Thus, korean fever is born and is often refered by korean people as hallyu (hangeul romanization: han-ryu). With the hot trending hallyu wave (also known as Korean Wave), people from all around the world are attracted to south korea tourism. Eyeing the good opportunity to attract more foreign tourists, Korean government has several programs including Visit Korea year in 2012. Because of the increasing number of tourists who travel to south korea, business in South Korea is getting busier, and they include food and restaurant, accomodation and lodging, and also tour package.

The City of Gyeongju

Along with Seoul and Jeju Island, Gyeongju is known as the three best travel destinations in South Korea. That is why Gyeongju travel guide is very popular among tourists visiting South Korea. What makes this city special is because it was the capital of Shilla Kingdom, one of the great Three Kingdoms ruling in Korea’s history (the other two being Goguryeo and Baekje, and later those three were reunited together under the Kingdom of Shilla). The whole city itself has been designated as historic city by UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. Throughout the town, there are a lot of historic sites and relics we can witness ourselves as the remains of the one ruling Kingdom in Korea Peninsula.

Destinations of Gyeongju City

There are a lot of travel destinations that attract tourist both from domestic and worldwide. The popular travel destinations are Bulguksa Temple (the pinnacle of architecture and art in the 8th century), Seokguram Grotto, East Sea, Folk Craft Village (Silla Arts and Science Museum), Goguksa Temple, Bunhwangsa Temple, Anapji Pond, Tomb of General Kim Yusin, Tomb of King Munmu the Great, Daereungwon (Cheonmachong) Cheomseongdae Observatory, and Gyeongju National Museum. Along with Seokguram Grotto, Bulguksa Temple was designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in 1995. Because there are a lot of remnants from the Shilla Dynasty, “Gyeongju Historic Areas” are famous for  Gyeongju travel guide.