Photos of Gyeongpo Beach

Gyeongpodae Beach is located on the seaside of Gyeongpo, Jinjiangling, and is a very famous local beach. There are many festivals in Gyeongpodae, such as Sunrise Festival, Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival, Gyeongpodae Cherry Blossom Feast, and Gangneung Coffee Festival. Sunrise Festival Gangneung City, the city of "Sunrise Land", will hold various viewing days for tourists who come to Gyeongpo and Jeongdongjin to watch the sunrise from December 31st to January 1st of the new year. out activities. At the Sunrise Celebration, you can not only harvest New Year's blessings, but also see the beautiful sunrise and wonderful performances, making everyone happy to welcome the New Year's morning. Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival Since ancient times, people living in the Lingdong area believe that the city god, the national teacher on the top of the tall and sacred Daguanling Mountain, blesses the people's lives. Every year on May 5 of the lunar calendar, the event held to worship the City God is the origin of the Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival. Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival is a sacrificial event in South Korea that preserves the prototype of the Joseon Dynasty festival. It has a thousand-year history and is designated as a world intangible cultural heritage. Cherry Blossom Festival The Gyeongpo Cherry Blossom Festival is held in Gyeongpodae every April, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists, and it is a representative festival in Gangneung. On the 4.3-kilometer-long lakeside road surrounding Gyeongpodae and Gyeongpo Lake, cherry blossoms in full bloom accompanied by the songs of tourists who came to enjoy the spring spread far into the distance. Various cultural and artistic activities are also held at the intersection. Gangneung Coffee Festival Drinking coffee in Gangneung does not just mean simply like drinking coffee, but also means loving the inherent coffee culture and feeling the taste of coffee. Anmu Beach is also famous for the coffee vending machines that can be seen everywhere. Up to now, more than 150 coffee shops have appeared here. To better render this atmosphere, a coffee-themed coffee celebration is held here every October. There are also many special delicacies next to Gyeongpodae Beach, such as potato balls, soft tofu in thatched cottage, sashimi, steamed cod head, Shacheon fruit (Korean fruit) and so on. Caotang Soft Tofu When tofu is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is Caotang Soft Tofu. During the time of King Gwanghae of Joseon, Xu Ye, who served as the deputy envoy of Samcheok in Gangneung, used the sweet spring water in front of his house to process beans, and then seasoned with clean sea water to make tofu. After the rumor that the tofu made in this way is particularly delicious, he named the tofu after his own number "thatched cottage". Chodang tofu, which is tender even on the tip of the tongue, is a representative food of Gangneung where the sea and the land are harmoniously blended. When talking about Gangneung, potato balls first come to mind, and the food that must be mentioned is potato balls. In Gangneung, potatoes can be used as a material to make various dishes. The name is also very interesting, attracting people's attention, and the food that makes people appetite is potato balls. Potato balls are made from mashed potatoes and potato starch in an appropriate proportion, so they are chewy and have a unique taste, which is a must. Sashimi came to the long-lost seaside, and as soon as you stretched out your hand, you could catch two lively fish in the water, make a plate of fresh sashimi, and have a glass of essential wine. Squid and plaice are usually made into water-mixed sashimi and sashimi bowls, especially the seasonal sashimi that can be tasted at a low price. It is a must-see for tourists who come to Gangneung. Hango Hango is a traditional Korean dessert made by mixing grains with honey. Whenever there is a significant event, we will make the snacks required for the event. Even a small snack, we have devoted our ancestors' time and energy. In the Korean Village in Sacheon-myeon, Gangneung City, you can smell the sweet and sweet fruit smell anytime, anywhere, because the whole village is making Korean fruit.