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Night Strolls: Ajung Lake and Gunji Square

How do you spend weekday evenings? I love to stroll after dinner. Today, I’ll introduce two lovely night stroll routes…

Stamina Booster Dishes of Jeonju: Yeonji Bongwan and Yookil Sikdang

  ​It seems like the winter still isn’t completely over. In such cold weather, people tend to go after the…

Spring stroll at Jeonju Hanok Village

  ​The last two months have been very different from the previous years. The scents of spring flower in the…

Palbok Art Factory: Everyday Artistic Playground for People

Factory of Contemporary Arts in Palbok, a.k.a. ‘Palbok Art Factory’, used to be a cassette tape factory during the 1980s….

Jeonju Nambu Market’s Affordable Foodie Venues: Donglae Bunsik, Sunjassi Bapjo

When it comes to local dishes, Nambu Market is renowned for the Chungnyun (youth) Mall, soondae (Korean blood sausage), and…

Hop on Jeonju Bus #165 for Cherry Blossom

Jeonju Bus #165 is known to travel through the most renowned cherry blossom spots in the city. Let’s hop on!…

Two Hanji Souvenirs from Jeonju: Handream and Jisum Gallery

Do you know that hanji (Korean traditional homemade mulberry paper) is speciality from Jeonju? Hanji was used even during the…

The Spring of Jeonju Hyanggyo (Confucian School)

The warm spring breeze heralds the spring is on its way. When the March frost is over, the spring flowers…

Jeonju Citizens’ Archive: From Personal Memory to Collective History

Jeonju Citizens’ Archive opened last December 10th. The archive is home to various records of the citizens’ everyday life. The…

Gomulja Alleyway, Where the Old and Young Coexist

On the opposite side of Nambu Market is an old and narrow yet still sunny alleyway. This is ‘Gomulja Golmok…

Walking around Seohakdong Artists’ Village

  Only a decade ago, the district of Seohakdong used to be an unpopular neighbourhood of unkempt alleyways and dilapidated…

Value-For-Money Kongnamul Gukbap Venues in Jeonju

​Jeonju is famous for kongnamul gukbap (bean sprouts and rice soup). There are nationwide famous venues specializing in this local…