Gwangju: Penguin Village, Culture Village, Democratization Movement Archives 518

Fixed Date One-Day Trip (Private)

Departure possible from:

Gwangju

Group Size

private group

Duration

4 hours

What's included

Included

entrance fee

transportation

licensed guide

Not Included

personal expenses and all other expenses not specified explicitly in the program

Experience on This Tour

Radio Equipment for Group Tours

Our receivers allow you to enjoy the tour at your own pace. Take photos, pause at your favorite sights, or simply listen to the birds sing without missing a word from your guide's narration.

Licensed Guide Only

Sure, you can follow influencers — but only licensed guides in Korea are allowed to legally accompany tourists. That means better access, fewer risks, and no awkward surprises during your trip

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First, there are two cities of Gwangju in South Korea. Today we have a tour of Greater Gwangju (or, "so big that it is not part of any province, the metropolitan city of Gwangju).

(For those interested, the second Gwangju is part of Gyeonggi Province.)

Depending on the day of the week and the program, at the end of the tour, a pleasant surprise may await us - a traditional performance at the Gwangju Cultural and Art Center (concerts are not held every day, the guide will clarify during the tour whether the concert will be included in our program).

Tour Objects

Full

Penguin Village

It's time to rest. Take a break from the temples-dolmens-palaces ... In the village (of course, this is an area in the "Greater Gwangju", just by tradition, areas in cities in Korea are called "village") you will find, of course, penguin murals (and you will recognize , what do they have to do with it, in fact), a statue of a dog in large quantities, a lot of artistically recycled garbage. Preserved and culturally processed Korea of the 70-80s of the 20th century!

Yangnimdong History and Culture Village

Penguin Village is actually part of the vast pedestrian area of Gwangju, which is pompously called the Historical and Cultural Village (again, a district of the city, of course) Yangnim.

Here we will get acquainted with the history of the Protestant church, missionary work in Korea, the architecture of the early 20th century, both traditional and European.

Gwangju - city of art; therefore, we will meet on the road and galleries small exhibition halls of modern trendsetters in the artistic fashion of Korea!

May 18 Democratic Uprising Archives

In the city of Gwangju in May 1980, terrible events took place. The government of Chon Duhwan, which would be more correctly called the junta, sent troops to suppress the popular uprising in Gwangju ...

Eyewitness accounts of the events, photographs, are collected in this archive. For Koreans, two numbers - 5, 18 (meaning May 18, 1980) - instantly awaken a whole cultural, historical layer in the soul. Without these tragic events of the already distant 1980, it is impossible to imagine the modern Republic of Korea...