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BUSAN

Introduction to Busan (Pusan)

Situated on the most south-east-ern portion of the Korean pen-insula, Busan is Korea’s second largest city and the number 1 trading port. Korea’s first truly international city, Busan (Pusan) connects Asia, Europe, and North America. This geopolitically situated harbor city sits adjacent to the Korean Straits and Japan, bringing about an interchange of trade and tourism. This inter-cultural current has made Busan into the international metropolis it is today. Busan has hosted such international events as the 2002 14th Asian Games, the final match of the Korea/Japan World Cup, and since 1995 has annually hosted the Pusan International Film Festival. Additionally, the Bexco Exhibition and Conven-tion Center in Busan brings in people from all over the world for international conventions and exhibits. Shopping in this port city has also become quite popular. Lotte Department Store, Choryang Arcade for Foreign-ers, Nampo-dong Street, Gukje Market, and Seomyeon market, located in the center of the city, are sought after places by Japa-nese and other foreign tourists.

Sighting in Busan (Pusan) can typically be classified into two groups: seashore and interior land sighting. Seashore sightsee-ing includes such sights as the beach areas, islands, and Hae Ahn Park. While interior land sightseeing includes such sights as downtown Busan, historical ruins and sites, Dongnae Shrine, Busan World Cup Stadium, and Bexco Exhibition and Conven-tion Center. Surely Busan’s

most charming tourist point is its beautiful sea vistas. The southeastern beach areas have amazing views of the fantasti-cally shaped rocks and islands, which are a must see. The famous beaches of Haeundae, Gwangalli, and Songjeong are enjoyed by many. Boating, jet skies, and banana boats are just among a few of the water recreation activities visitors can take advantage of. Amnam Park, Igidae, and Haean Park offer views of nature’s master-pieces. The natural beauties of Busan can also be taken in by riding the cruise boats in the harbor.The summer months offer an array of festivals on almost every beach, while in the fall, the Jagalchi Fish market holds a cultural festival for foreign tourists. The Nakdong Estu-ary Seasonal Bird Migration Site is a famous tourist spot in

the winter. Since the release of the movie ‘Chingu’ (friend), which was filmed in Busan, Yongdusan Park and Jagalchi Fish Market have become popular areas for tourists as well. The Busan area has a plethora of places to dine. There is one street that is lined with Dongnae Pajeon (Korean style pancakes) and raw fish restaurants. Ad-ditionally, some nearby muse-ums include the Busan Marine Museum, Bokcheon Museum, Busan Metropolitan Art Muse-um, Busan Museum and many other cultural facilities.

Land: 759.86㎢ Population: 3,512,547 (statistics from De-cember, 2005)

Haeundae

Haeundae Beach is probably the most famous beach in the country. “Haeundae” was so named by scholar Choi Chi-Won (857~?) of the Silla Kingdom (BC 57~AD 935). When he was walking past Dongbaekdo Island, he was fascinated by it and left the carved words “Hae Un Dae” on a stone wall on the island. Haeundae is 1.5 km long, 30~50m wide, and spans an area of 58,400. The white sand is

rough and sticks easily to your skin. The sand of this beach is composed of sand that comes from Chuncheon Stream and shells that have been naturally eroded by the wind over time. Haeundae Beach is also famous

for the various cultural events and festivals held throughout the year. At Haeundae Beach there is a Folk Square where you can enjoy traditional games such as neoldduigi (seesaw jumping), Korean wrestling, tuho(arrow throwing), tug-of-war and yut-nori. There is also the Beach Culture Center and the Beach Library. Numerous people visit every year from June to August.

Beach Address : 264, Haeundae-haebyeon-ro, Hae-undae-gu, Busan

Address : Gwangan 2-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan-si

Gwangalli Beach

Gwangalli Beach is 1.4 km long, 64m wide, and is famous for its fine sand. This area has under-gone a water cleaning program, and as a result, the water of the beach is pristine. The clean wa-ters of this area also attract many

fishermen. You can prepare raw fish dishes on the spot, right after you have caught the fish. For those looking for some action, there is the Olympic Yacht Rental where you can rent yachts. You can also enjoy water-skiing, jet skiing, windsurfing, and other ex-citing water sports. On the beach there is an outer concert stage where the Busan Ocean Festival and other various events are held. The area has a cultural center, a museum, theaters for plays and

movies, an art gallery, TV sta-tion, and famous Korean and non-Korean fashion brand name shops. It is a popular gathering place for young people in their 20s and 30s.

Jagalchi Market Address : B37-1, Nam-podong 4-ga, Jung-gu, Busan-si

The Jagalchi Market is Korea’s largest seafood market. After the Korean War the market solidified itself as a fish mar-ket. Most of the people who sell fish are women, so the women who sell here are called ‘Jagalchi Ajumma,’ ‘ajumma’ meaning middle-aged or married women.

This market repre-sents Busan and is fa-mous throughout the country. If you visit

you can eat fresh raw fish right at the market. Even these days you can see women selling mackerel, sea squirts (ascidians) and whale meat on wooden boxes along the road.

Every year in October the Jagal-chi Cultural Tourism Festival is held, and it is easy to visit be-cause of the convenient transpor-tation provided by the subway. The Jagalchi Market is where you can see the lifestyle of the indigenous Busan natives.

Beomeosa Temple Address : Direction: Sub-way + Bus -At Beomeosa Station (Busan Subway Line No.1) Exit No.5 or No.7, walk between the two exits along the road for about 5 min-

1,300-year-old temple that rep-resents Busan, The Beomeosa Temple on Mt. Geumjeong is Busan’s largest, most historical temple. The scent of pine will

utes and you will reach the Samsin bus stop. Take Bus No.90 and you will arrive at Beomeosa Temple Ticket Of-fice.

greet and envelope you when you enter 1,300-year-old Beo-meosa Temple. There are a lot of treasures located at Beomeosa Temple, such as Daewoongjeon, which has been designated as national treasure No. 434. The stone lantern in the front yard of Daewoongjeon is Busan’s designated cultural asset No. 16. The entrance gate to Beomeosa Temple — Jogyemun — features four pillars and is often consid-ered to be the best entrance gate among Korean temples.

Taejondae Address : Directions:#Gyeongbu Ex-pressway >Budu (Pier) Road >Busandaegyo (Bridge) >Taejong-dae#Guma Expressway >Budu (Pier) Road >Busandaegyo (Bridge) >Taejong-dae

Taejongdae is marked as one of the noted tourism spots in Busan. It’s a park represents Busan which famous for its remarkable rock beach, located at the south-ern end of Yongdo Island. There is an atypical rock called ‘Shin-sun Rock’, formed by the contin-uous erosion of waves that pro-duces a mesmerizing outlook of Taejongdae. You might be lucky if you can clap eyes on the Japa-nese Island of Tsushima, which is 56km away from Taejongdae on a bright, clear day. If you don’t want to miss the chance to enjoy the ultimate scenery of bluish green sea, you should visit white lighthouse called MOKDO or the Yeongdo Lighthouse and look at the ocean through the observa-tion deck.

Busan Cinema Center

Busan Cinema Center is an official venue for Busan Interna-tional Film Festival (BIFF). BIFF has become one of the most pop-ular film festivals in Asia. The designs of building are extremely extraordinary and distinguished. The ‘Big Roof’ is customized with 42,600 artistic LED lights produces a splendid prospect to draw attention of every pedes-trian and foreign visitor. There are 3 buildings for different us-ages: Cine Mountain, is a multi-purpose performance area func-tions as a theater, musical stage, concert and other staged events. BIFF Hill, is a ground surface which can be utilized for every festival or event. Another build-ing is Double Cone. It serves as

an intermediary which connects Cine Mountain and BIFF Hill together that consists of outdoor cafes, restaurants, bars. You can watch the latest movie in theaters with cheap price every day and free movies on every Tuesday night.

Busan street Food

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