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Heal Your Body and Mind at 2014 Korea Hot Springs Festival in Duksan Hot Springs

YESAN, South Korea, Sep. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – There is a place called “Jiguyu” in Yesan, Chungnam Province in South Korea. “Jiguyu,” now Duksan Hot Springs, was considered as a sacred place on which a legend has it that a crane had landed and healed its broken leg for 4 days before it flew away.” The [...]

Hamyang “Bitter Melon” Festival to Be Held in Mid-August

SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Anshim Village in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang Province, will hold a “bitter melon” festival for three days between August 9 and 11. Bitter melon, alternatively called bitter gourd or bitter squash, is widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit, which is among the [...]