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.
