PYEONGCHANG, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 300 premium Korean “hanwoo” cows put out to pasture at Daegwallyeong Pass in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, after staying indoors throughout the winter. The National Institute of Animal Science’s Hanwoo Institute, located in PyeongChang, released the cows into 260 hectares of pasture where they will live [...]
GANGNEUNG, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service opened Daegwallyeong Red Pine Forest to the public on Tuesday. Daegwallyeong Red Pine Forest in Gangwon Province stretches across 400 hectares, large enough to fit 571 football fields. Ever since the first red pine seeds were planted in the area between 1922 and 1928, local [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – When the winter cold is at its peak, intrepid athletes will run to the hills for a barefoot “naked” marathon through Daegwallyeong – a mountain pass connecting Pyeongchang and Gangneung in eastern South Korea. High Touch Korea announced that it will organize the “fun run” scheduled for February 24. [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – From January 9 to 18, the Daegwallyeong Snow Festival will be held at Daegwallyeong in Pyeongchang. With a theme entitled “Dream of Snow Land: Hoping For a Successful 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics,” the festival will showcase various snow-related sculptures in one of Korea’s winter wonderlands. The snow sculptures include [...]