Gamcheon – The Santorini Of Asia

It's no coincidence that Gamcheon, a small Korean town, is dubbed the Santorini of Asia, and first-time visitors will quickly be attracted by pastel-colored houses and curious statues. are located all over town. However, the strange facade and modern artworks only show part of the interesting story hidden behind the maze town in Busan, called Gamcheon village. Both Korea and art students have blown "colorful" winds into the village of Gamcheon Unlike any journey to discover Korea, Gamcheon village gives visitors an opposite, completely different look. with the flashy skyscrapers of a "new Busan", or even the bustling markets of "old Busan"

. Instead, this strangely quiet village is a different destination for visitors. Neither an experience of exploration, nor a beach holiday as reasons for attracting people to Busan, Gamcheon captivates visitors with art and history. unusual history Many documents say that Gamcheon started out as a poor town in the 1950s, with a lot of refugees as a result of the Korean War.



But in fact, the village was originally owned by a community of followers of an ascetic religion called Taegeukdo. This religion dates back to political upheaval in Korea in the early 1900s. members of Taegeukdo have always believed that the meaning of the universe can be found in the philosophy of "great polarization", combined with the concepts of the yin and yang theory. Taegeuk's symbol, the blue vortex sky and red, is an important symbol in Korean history. It is also the central emblem on the national flag of South Korea today, a work by artists Jin Young-sub and Park Kyung-seok together with the people of Gamcheon in 1955, while reconstructing After the war, the city of Busan asked 800 of these religious households to move to a designated area near a hill. The center of religion also moved accordingly. Since then, it has been the dominant religion in Gamcheon Village Rebirth of Art Unlike other villages racing to rise skyscrapers, Gamcheon is meticulously structured and built, The theme of the artisticization of Gamcheon began in 2009, when an art project was held here with the participation of art students and artists to decorate.



Vibrant village like “Santorini of Korea” A village that has been gently pastel colors for decades, artists have added 12 other colors to create brilliance throughout the region, giving The place is nicknamed "Santorini of Korea". For a panoramic view, the best location is "Sky Garden", as well as the location of the village information center (this is the place to distribute guide books. Korean travel guide). According to many other visitors, true joy is getting lost in the small alleys of the village, each alley leads to a different surprise, such as strange statues on the roof of the village. One of the interesting things is the statue of the "Little Prince", the character from the French story of the same name, placed on top of a fence, sitting sadly looking towards the Busan scene station. Next to your fox. Explore Around It's almost impossible not to get lost if you want to explore Gamcheon. Each alley leads to three or four other alleys.



One way to avoid getting lost is to "follow the fish" painted on the walls. If you look closely, you will see tiny dots of people sitting on top of the fish, or kicking the ankles. The guide fish in Gamcheon "The photographers who come here love this village", Sik Kim - a tourist guide said. “But the villagers didn't seem interested to see so many people coming and going around the village, even entering their homes. A lot of people have moved. Since the houses couldn't be sold, they left them blank. It is estimated that about 300 houses in the village are being vacated, and artists are planning to turn those abandoned houses into exhibition spaces. Some of them will be turned into cafés or restaurants run by the town.



Profits will be returned to the villagers. Small, quiet, Gamcheon is not the right place for each group of tourists coming in droves. The sight of a few tourists coming back and forth is more suitable for this place. asked about foreign guests. “They will have to watch their heads every step of the way, it will be extremely.

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