JEONJU, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Celebrating the 130th anniversary of its construction this year, Jeondong Catholic Cathedral, a church in the heritage village of Jeonju, will stage a media art show inspired by Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The media art show will project reinterpreted modern images of the Michelangelo painting on the [...]
JEONJU, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean public is divided over a recent move to abolish zoos, questioning the intent of breeding animals to show them to the public. Amid the controversy, a zoo in North Jeolla Province is attempting to bring about happy coexistence between humans and animals. It was 2015 when [...]
JEONJU, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Seonmi Village, once Jeonju’s largest red light district, is turning into a village of art and culture, passing the first round of UNESCO certification. Jeonju City in North Jeolla Province announced on Thursday that the Seonosong Art Village Project had been selected by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO [...]
JEONJU, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonju residents will have a unique opportunity to participate in a program to modify the public bus routes in the city. The Jeonju Council for Sustainable Development announced that registration is now open to recruit ‘Civil Bus Route Designers’ until August 16 to create more convenient bus routes in [...]
JEONJU, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gamaek Festival, one of Jeonju’s signature festivals that celebrate the city’s unique drinking culture, will be held on August 8. The festival will be held over four consecutive days at the Jeonju Stadium in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province with various concerts, performances, and other events. ‘Gamaek Culture’ refers [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), the country’s largest showcase of indie and art-house films, began its 10-day run with a ceremony in the southwestern city of Jeonju on Thursday. A total of 262 films from 52 countries will be shown during the 20th edition, which runs until [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Jeonju is using N Seoul Tower, one of Seoul’s most famous landmarks, as a promotion platform leading up to the 2018 Jeonju Bibimbap Festival. Jeonju city officials announced last Thursday that N Seoul Tower, a must-see spot for tourists, has been promoting the festival since last [...]
JEONJU, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A dog park and an animal shelter will be built in Deokjin-gu and Wansan-gu, two districts within the city of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The local government of Jeonju said yesterday that rough sketches that would turn Jeonju into an animal-friendly city had been drawn out based on the [...]
JEONJU, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The historic Jeonju Hanok Village has been visited by more than 10 million people in each of the past two years, setting a new record. The city of Jeonju revealed on March 13 that 11.09 million tourists had come to Jeonju Hanok Village last year. In 2016, the tourist [...]
JEONJU, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonju, a South Korean city famous for literature, will hold a ‘reading marathon’ to encourage reading among its residents. The seven-month event, which begins next month and will continue until September, incorporates reading into the marathon, and is open to everyone above the age of elementary school, the city of [...]