Korea small town travel

The Cliff Where Flowers Fell: Walking Busosanseong Fortress and Nakhwaam Rock in Buyeo’s Autumn Colors

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Main gate entrance of Busosanseong Fortress in Buyeo with surrounding trees

In 660 AD, as enemy forces stormed through the gates of a royal capital, the court women of the fallen Baekje Kingdom climbed to the edge of a riverside cliff and stepped off rather than face capture. Their billowing robes, witnesses said, looked like flower petals scattering in the wind. The cliff was named Nakhwaam … Read more

Piorium Namwon: The Immersive Art Space You Haven’t Heard Of

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Colorful light and video projections inside one of six exhibition rooms at Piorium Namwon

Most travelers heading to Korea’s Jeolla region stop at Jeonju and call it a day. But about an hour further south, in a city most foreigners have never visited, there’s a small immersive art space that quietly became one of the most talked-about indoor attractions in the area. Piorium Namwon is a media art exhibition … Read more