Gwangju Chungjang World Festival of Memories (광주 추억의 충장축제)

501.87182457739215m 0 2022-10-14

41, Geumnamno 1(il)-ga, Dong-gu, Gwangju
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This audition festival takes place in the city of culture and art, Gwangju, and has a grand prize of 1 million won. For approximately ten days, the festival is hosted in the areas of 5.18 Democracy Square and Asia Culture Center. There are also free zone stages all throughout Gwangju for street performances.

Geomok Hanjeongsik (거목한정식)

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3-6 Cheonbyeonjwa-ro 364beon-gil, Nam-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-672-0333

Geomok Hanjeongsik is a restaurant that specializes in Namdo-style hanjeongsik (Korean table d'hote). Offering a singular menu item, hanjeongsik, guests select their preferred price range and the number of diners, and the dishes are prepared accordingly. A unique feature of this establishment is the seasonal variety of side dishes, ensuring a different culinary experience with each visit. Emphasizing health, the restaurant avoids strong-tasting chemical seasonings. Set in a converted hanok (traditional Korean house), Geomok Hanjeongsik provides a traditional atmosphere, enhancing the dining experience.

Arie-ne guesthouse [Korea Quality] / 아리네 게스트하우스 [한국관광 품질인증]

644.7429738551759m 1546 2022-04-28

6, Cheonbyeonjwa-ro 428beon-gil, Nam-gu, Gwangju
+82-10-2104-8899

Ariene Guesthouse is an accommodation located at Yangnim-ro, Nam-gu, Gwangju that serves as an integrated cultural platform targeting tourists. It is a cost-effective accommodation option with affordable prices and great location in downtown Gwangju. The guesthouse is also close to subway stations including Namgwangju Station and Culture Center Station. Ariene Guesthouse has four ground floors and one basement floor. Yanglim Culture Hall is on the basement floor, a lounge cafe is on the first floor, and a rooftop party room is on the fourth floor. There is a total of nine guest rooms on the second and third floor. There are two double rooms, two twin rooms, three ondol rooms, one men's dormitory room, and one women's dormitory room. In the dormitory rooms, there are two bunker beds and a common locker. The double rooms and twin rooms are for two guests, and the ondol rooms are for up to three and five guests. Although it is a guesthouse, each guest room has a private bathroom. The guesthouse offers complementary homemade-style breakfast. There is also a refrigerator, a washing machine, and a dryer that guests can use. Laundry service is also available with an extra charge. Ariene Guesthouse is located in Yangnim-dong Modern History and Culture Village which has many historic sites related to century-old modern Korean culture. There are various attractions nearby, including Han Hee Won Art Museum, Penguin Village, and Color Village. Guests can enjoy a scenic night view of Gwangju from Sajik Tower located in Sajik Park.

Jeil Banjeom (제일반점)

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174 Guseong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju
062-224-6670

Located on Chungjang-ro Street in Gwangju, Jeil Banjeom has been a culinary staple since the 1960s. Operated by a Chinese immigrant, it has garnered popularity for its traditional dishes. The signature yennal jjajang is a classic take on black bean sauce noodles, featuring stir-fried black bean paste, a mix of vegetables, potatoes, and specially selected cuts of pork. Another highlight is the tangsuyuk, a dish of deep-fried pork sirloin coated in a sweet and sour sauce. A local favorite, the restaurant is known for being particularly bustling during lunch hours.

House of Choi Seung-hyo (최승효가옥)

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29-4, Yangchon-gil, Nam-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-607-2332

The House of Choi Seung-hyo is a traditional residential building located on the southeastern slopes of Yangnimsan Mountain. The rectangular building is open to the east, has 8 kan (the space between two pillars) in the front and 4 kan to the sides, and is graced by a traditional hipped and gabled roof. Since the building was constructed in the 1920s, it offers a valuable glimpse into the architectural style of Korean houses at the end of the Japanese colonial period. Choi Sang-hyeon was an activist who offered his attic as a place of refuge for other activists.

Han Hee-won Art Museum (한희원미술관)

765.0330857219217m 0 2023-01-25

27-6, Yangchon-gil, Nam-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-653-5435

Han Hee-won Art Museum is a small hanok art museum in the back alley of Yangnim-dong.
Painter Han Hee-won grew up in Yangnim-dong, where he was influenced as a painter. In July 2015, he purchased a small hanok between the House of Yi Jang-u and the House of Choe Seunghyo and transformed it into an art museum to preserve and show the spirit of love, comfort, and art in his hometown, Yangnim-dong. An art museum with a low threshold approaching citizens with a humble mind, Han Hee-won Art Museum is open to anyone. Feel free to visit, appreciate the paintings, and be comforted through art.

Penguin Village

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7 , Cheonbyeonjwa-ro 446beon-gil, Nam-gu, Gwangju

BTS mural and penguin bread
Since the 1970s and 1980s, 4 to 5 elderly people who lived in old villages started to decorate with scrap metal works, and it turned into a craft street and reached what it is today. There are two murals of j-Hope, whose hometown is Gwangju, and they are the only murals in the village that depict a specific person. It was produced with the support of Chinese fans in commemoration of his birthday in 2020. There is a mural near the village cooperative society cafe, so buying penguin bread at the cafe after viewing the mural is popular.

Gwangju Daein Market & Daein Art Market (광주 대인시장 (대인예술시장))

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9-10 Jebong-ro 184beon-gil, Dong-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-233-4001

Daein Market in Gwangju is a wonderful example of the changes traditional markets have gone through to remain relevant in the modern world. Originally the community center for all living needs, including produce and household goods, the market lost much interest in the mid-1990s with the influx of large marts. From that point on, many shops began to close down as there was no business.

However, the market saw a revival in 2008 during the Gwangju Biennale. Many of the available shop spaces were rented out to host small art exhibitions, creating a unique art market. Thanks to this effort, Daein Market was designated as a Cultural Attraction in 2013. The market continues to have a strong connection with the art that saved it, and the vendors and artists live and work together in harmony. The market also draws in a lot of interest from the community through their weekly night market, taking place every Saturday.

Yangnim-dong Penguin Village Craft Street (양림동 펭귄마을공예거리)

797.2400048330788m 17 2023-11-28

20-13 Ogiwon-gil, Nam-gu, Gwangju

Yangnim-dong Penguin Village Craft Street is a narrow alleyway located behind the Yangrim-dong Community Center. The village, named because of the way the elderly residents appear to waddle like penguins, has become an exhibition space of life in the 70s and 80s. Villagers cleaned up empty houses that had been burnt down and left unattended in the past, brought discarded items, and began displaying them on the village walls. "Let's be thankful for living at that time" was engraved on the village wall. It also has historical culture, such as the House of Choe Seunghyo, the House of Missionary Uilsa, and Owen Memorial Hall. The Penguin Jumak in the middle of the village was the residents' gathering place, selling small but necessary items. Various workshops, such as leather workshops, textile workshops, and carpentry workshops, are located on Craft Street, so you can purchase pretty crafts or experience upcycling crafts with a retro vibe in which the historical and the modern coexist.

Namgwangju Market (남광주시장)

805.9845681690317m 112 2023-11-20

117 Yangnim-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-226-1101

Namgwangju Market formed naturally in the area around the old Namgwangju Station, selling everything from seafood and fresh produce to household items. The market suffered a lot when the train station was closed, but it is still very famous for fresh fish, which comes in every morning between 2 and 5 AM. Due to this, there are many raw fish restaurants in the area, with fresh fish and very affordable prices.

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