11 October 2010

Highlights of 12th Gimje Horizon festival-2010









Welcome to Gimje which is the only place where heaven and earth meet! As the world advances in civilization, the agriculture takes the role of the main stream of the attractive force for the advancement of world culture. The agriculture and rice farming has been the base of culture and life from time immemorial. The Mecca of Korean agriculture, Gimje holds the 11th Gimje Horizon Festival, which has been recognized as the best cultural and tourism festival of Korea for five consecutive years."The future hub city of Korea" Gimje City of Saemangum! The main setting of "Arirang", a roman-fleuve! Great golden fields and the colorful cosmos road stretched out to120km! The land where you can feel the breath of living agriculture!

students of KDI school visited this festival and enjoy very much. Thanks to KDI and IFC who arrange this tour.

We enjoy there and participants with amazing memories such as rice harvesting experience by foreigners, making rice food contest by foreigners, Oxcart riding on the golden fields, Experiencing straw handicraft, catching locust in the field, flying kite over the horizon, performance of a living puppet, World farming culture festival, making celadon, Tour of Geumsansa, Tour of Saemangum and Tour of Simpohang etc..