The Starlight Garden Fair will run through Feb 28 in Gapyeong-gun, in Gyeonggi Province.
The venue is the Garden of Morning Calm, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province (see Directions below)
This is the oldest among private Korean gardens. It is an artistic space with a beautiful balance between Korean concepts of natural curves and asymmetry, plants and other various materials. It was the first to adopt the concept of a garden in Korea, and it is a special place that harmonizes classical grace and modern beauty. Each winter, the garden features a lighting festival to charm all age groups. (To see photos of the event, click on Korean on their website).
The fair will open through 5 p.m. Admission for adults are 6,000 won; for youths 4,000 won; and for children 3,000 won
For more information call 1544-6703 or Korea Tourism 031-1330
To get there by bus go to Sangbong Intercity Bus Terminal or Dong Seoul Bus Terminal. Get off at Cheongpyeong Bus Terminal and take a bus or a taxi to the garden.
From Cheongnyang-ri Station take Bus No. 1330 and get off at Cheongpyeong. Take a bus or a taxi to the garden. You can obtain bus times from KTO's 02-1330 hot line.
To get there by train take the service from Seoul to Cheongpyeong. From Cheongnyang-ni Station, take a train bound for Chuncheon and get off at Cheongpyeong Station (1 hour ride).
From Cheongpyeong to the Garden of the Morning Calm take a taxi (20-25 min) or rent a car
Please visit www.morningcalm.co.kr
The National Folk Museum of Korea is holding a special exhibition in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Russia, which fell in 2010. Visitors are invited to explore the eclecticism of Russia’s multicultural society, from Mongolian Buddhist relics to a recreation of a late 19th-century Islamic market and even a life-size Kazakhstani “yurt” (wooden dwelling). Titled the Path Toward: The Cultural Unity of the Peoples of Eurasia, the exhibition runs through to Monday March 14 and the opening times are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and admission is free.
The National Folk Museum of Korea is located within Gyeongbok Palace, near Gyeongbok Palace Station, exit 5, on subway line 3.
Please visit www.nfm.go.kr