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Fun for Everyone! - The 2009 Boryeong Mud Festival
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Out of all of the festivals in Korea, the Boryeong Mud Festival attracts the most international visitors every year. Last year it was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism as one of the best festivals in Korea. This year the festival will run for nine days (July 11th – July 19th) at Boryeong City’s Daecheon Beach in Chungcheongnam-do Province. Boryeong’s mud flats have a high concentration of Germanium and a host of other minerals that are beneficial for the skin. During the festival, many fun activities are organized such as mud slides, mud wrestling, and mud massages, enabling visitors to become covered from head-to-toe in this “healthy” mud. With festivities running day and night, the Boryeong Mud Party is a fun-packed beach party that’s sure to be a highlight of your summer. Every year, the festival is visited by around 80,000 international travelers. Make sure you don’t miss out! |
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Activity Programs
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 From fun and exciting mud-themed activities, to various forms of mud beauty therapy, there are always plenty of programs to choose from. One of the most popular programs during the festival is the mud massage at the Mud Skincare Center. (International visitors can receive a 30% discount)
At the entrance of Citizens Tower Square, a 25 meter-long mud rain tunnel will be set up. In this tunnel, mud rain falls, so you can take a mud shower. You can also experience a 5-meter-high Mud Adventure Cascade and a Mud Pool Slide free of charge. There are many exciting games that Korean and international visitors can enjoy together. In one game participants have to be the first to get the flag from on top of the mud hill, and in another they must clang a mud bell faster than the other competitors.
On the roads circling the beach, more physically challenging programs are held. Visitors can ski down tidal flats or even participate in a rigorous stimulation of a military training exercise, which takes place over a 10km-long obstacle course (scheduled at 16:00, on July 18). Those of you wanting to take a piece of the festival home with you, can make a ceramic item or a festival character out of mud at the event booths, which only costs 3000 won - 8000 won. There is also a photo zone where you can take pictures with a mud-covered mannequin.
◇ Schedule for Activity Programs:
- Date:
July 11 (Saturday) - July 19 (Sunday) / 10:00-19:30
- Location: Daecheon Beach & Namgokdong Tidal Flat Experience site |
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Main venue BEST events
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 After having fun in mud, take some time out and watch the performances of the Mud Festival Mascots, Muddori and Mudsuni, and also the festival parade and the yacht parade. A special city bus service is also available during the festival, so visitors can easily travel to the festival destinations and tour the city of Boryeong.
◇ Schedule of Major Auxiliary Events
Tourist Sightseeing Bus (Free shuttle bus from the festival venue to major tourist sites)
▶ Date : July 11 - July 19
11th, 12th , 18th , 19th, Six bus tours
13th –17th , Four bus tours
▶ Travel Time : 3 Hours
▶ Point of Departure: The Entrance of the 1st Public Parking lot of Daecheon Beach
▶ Course: Daecheon Beach → Coal Mining Museum → Gaehwa Arts Park → Seongjusa Temple Site → Cool wind area → Coastal road → Tidal flat experiential site → Daecheon Beach
Yacht Parade
▶ Dates : July 11 (Saturday) 16:30/ July 12(Sunday) 14:00/ July 13 (Monday) 10:30
▶ Location : Daecheon Beach Citizens Tower Square
Street Parade
▶ Date : July 11(Saturday) : The 1st Parade is from 14:00 to 17:00 / The 2nd parade is from 17:00 to 18:00
▶ Parade Course :
○1st Parade (Town): Daechon Station → Gyeongnam 4-way junction → KumKang Shoe Store → Myeongmundang 4-way junction → Police Station → Imhyeop 4-way junction → Hannae Bridge
○ 2nd Parade (Deachon Beach): Fountain Square → Lovers Square → Meeting Plaza (Coastal road) → Citizens Tower Square (Main event site)
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At Citizen’s Town Square, the main venue on Daechon Beach, a free health clinic will offer foot massages, mud moxibustion and acupuncture, and consultations on how to improve blood circulation. There will also be a cosmetics shop selling mud beauty products at discounted prices. |
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Nighttime festivities guide
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 A grand opening ceremony will take place on the special stage of the main venue. Performances will also be held here and on other stages throughout the festival. These include the Asia Dream Concert, the World Culture Performance Hanmadang, Summer Classical Music Concert, Beach Traditional Music Concert, B-boy Dance, Hip-Hop & Global Rave Party, and Rock-Festival. On the last day of the mud festival, July 19 (Sunday) at 22:00, a firework show will take place on the beach in front of Citizens Tower Square.
◇ Schedule of nighttime Events
* The World Culture Performance Hanmadang
▶ Date: July 13 (Monday) 20:00
▶ Location: Main Venue Special Stage
* Asia Dream Concert
▶ Date: July 12 (Sunday) 20:00
▶ Location: The 2nd Public Parking Lot(located in front of the Beach development office)
* Beach Traditional Music Performance
▶ Date: July 15 (Wednesday) 20:00
▶ Location: Main Venue Special Stage
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[Boryeong
Mud Festival Guide]
▶ Period : July 11, 2009- July 19, 2009
▶ Location : Dacheon Beach and around the city
☞ Learn more about Boryeong Mud Festival
▶ Tourist Information : There is a tourist information center at the Citizens Tower Square where visitors can get useful information about the festival and sightseeing in town. (English, Japanese, Chinese)
▶ Accommodation: A variety of accommodation such as motels and inns are available along the beach. During the festival, the demand is high, so it is best to secure your accommodation early. If you are a member of Hanhwa Condominiums, you can get a room at Hanhwa on the beach by making reservations in advance (During the high season, the condominium is only open to members).
- Tip!!
A translation service is available for foreign tourists. You can get information about clean and affordable lodging facilities and make reservations with the help of local officials. Call 011-438-4865 (English)
▶ Food: On and near the beach you’ll find numerous seafood restaurants serving raw fish and grilled clams. If you are just looking for a quick and simple meal, the fast food restaurant Lotteria is located at the Citizens Tower Square.
☞ Read our column: Getting Down & Dirty in Boryeong
☞ Daecheon Beach: Click here!
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