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[Korea] The 1st World Slow Walking Festival

The <1st World Slow Walking Festival> will take place from April 18 to April 19 in the Wando region, home to many islands and Asia’s first “Slow City”.

The Wando region has a beautiful natural environment; the islands are surrounded by clean waters and ringed by white sand beaches. The region also has a long history; it was of great strategic importance to the Silla dynasty (57 B.C. ~ 924) and controlled the Northeast Asian seas.

Visitors to the Wando region will enjoy its natural charms, rich history, and the hospitality of its people. Moreover, the World Slow Walking Festival will allow people to free their minds and enjoy life at a slow pace.

On April 18, the first day of the festival, visitors can explore the ocean landscape around Sinji-do Island and walk through the rape flowers that bloom next to its white sands. Then on the second day, visitors can take a ferry ride to Cheongsan-do Island, and walk along its famous stonewall walkway, which appeared in the movie Seopyonje, and through the island’s rape flowers and barley fields.

☞ Period: April 18, 2009 (Saturday)~April 19 (Sunday)
☞ Location: Myeongsasimni, Sinji Island, Wan-do region; and Cheongsan-do Island, Wan-do region
☞ How to Participate:
No application is necessary to participate in the program at Myeongsasimni on Sinji Island on the first day
Early applications are closed for the program on Cheongsan-do Island on the second day.
☞ Contact Numbers:
Travel Information 062-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
World Slow Walking Festival Bureau 061-550-5760/5750 (Korean, English)
☞ Homepage: www.SLOWCITYWANDO.com (Korean)
☞ Festival Schedule:

● April 18 (Saturday)

● April 19 (Sunday)

Location	Time	Event Information
Jang Bo-go Memorial	09:30~11:30	The 2nd Slow City, Slow Food Global Forum
Jang Bo-go Memorial	12:00~13:30	Welcoming Lunch Reception
Myeongsasimni Sinji Island	14:00~15:30	Opening Ceremony- opening performance and concert
Myeongsasimni Sinji Island	15:30~17:30	World Slow Walking Event
Beach Park	17:30~20:00	Slow Food Court
Beach Park	20:00~23:00	MBC Gayo Best Public Broadcast / Fireworks Display

Location	Time	Event Information
Cheongsan-do Island	10:00~11:00	Ocean Tour (Wan-do->Cheongsan-do Island)
	11:00~13:00	2009 Nam-do Slow Food Gallery - Bibimbap (rice mixed with assorted beef and vegetables) and Jeonbok (abalone) Sampling
	13:00~15:00	World Slow Walking Event (2)
	15:00~16:00	Closing Ceremony and Souvenir Photographs
	16:00~17:00	Ocean Tour (Cheongsan-do Island->Wan-do)

☞ Transportation Information:
1. Seoul -> Wan-do, or Gwangju -> Wan-do
● Express Bus
Seoul (Central Express Terminal) <-> Wando Bus Terminal (Est. travel time: 5hrs 40min)
Departure Times: 8:20am/10:00am/4:10pm/5:40pm
※ The above times are subject to change depending on the circumstances of the express bus company.
Gwangju (Bus Terminal) <-> Wando Bus Terminal (Est. travel time: 2hrs 50min)
First bus: 5:20am. Last bus: 8:20pm
※ The above times are subject to change depending on the circumstances of the express bus company.

●Train and Express Bus
Yongsan Station <-> Gwangju Station; then Gwangju Bus Terminal <-> Wando Bus Terminal (Est. travel time: 3hrs + 2hrs 50min)

2. Wando -> Myeongsasimni, Sinji Island
●Bus
From the Wando Bus Terminal, take a bus heading towards Sinji (departs every 40~45 minutes / Est. travel time: 20mins)

3. Wan-do Island -> Cheongsan-do Island
●Cheongsan-do Passenger Ferry
Take a ferry from the Wando Passenger Terminal: 7:00am~5:10pm, 5 ferries daily (Est. travel time: 35min)
※ Please check ferry times in advance as they are subject to change.

Date

03/26/2009

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