Gamcheon - Santorini Asia

It is no coincidence that Gamcheon , the small town of South Korea , was named Asia's Santorini .
The first-time visitors here will quickly be attracted by the pastel colored houses and intriguing statues placed around town . Yet , strange facade and modern artwork shows only a portion of interesting stories hidden behind labyrinth beneath the town hill in Busan , called Gamcheon village .

Unlike any journey to discover what South Korea , Gamcheon village gives visitors a view opposite , totally different from the flashy skyscrapers of a " new Busan " , or even the region bustling market of " old Busan " .



Instead, a quiet village a strange way this is a distinct destination for tourists . Without the discovery experience , or stay on the beach as the reason to attract people to Busan , Gamcheon visitors with captivating art and history .

The origins of religion

The village has a historical tradition of the ordinary. Many say that the document is a starting Gamcheon impoverished town in the 1950s , with many refugees in the aftermath of the war the two Koreas . But in fact , was originally owned by the village community who follow a religious ascetic named Taegeukdo . Religion was born from the political turmoil in North Korea in the early 1900s .

Although only a small religious , members of Taegeukdo always believe that the meaning of the universe can be found in the philosophy of " great polarization " , combined with the concept of yin and yang .

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The Taegeuk symbol , blue swirl and red , is a significant symbol in Korean history . It is also the symbol on the center of the South Korean flag leaf today .

A work is done by two artists Park Jin Young -sub and Kyung - seok with the people in Gamcheon

1955 , while restructuring after the war , the city of Busan has requested 800 households according to this religion moved to a designated area located near a hill . Centre of religion according to that move . Since then, this is the dominant religion in the village Gamcheon .

The rebirth of the arts

Unlike other villages are scrambling sprouted skyscrapers , Gamcheon structured and meticulously constructed , meticulously interwoven with the class .

Subject merchandise Gamcheon art began in 2009, when an art project was held here with participation of art students and artists to decorate the village .

The village which has brought light pastel colors throughout decades , the artist has added 12 different colors to create a vibrant throughout the region , giving this place the nickname " Korea's Santorini " .

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Để ngắm được toàn cảnh nơi đây, vị trí tốt nhất là “Sky Garden”, đồng thời cũng là nơi đặt trung tâm thông tin của làng (đây là nơi phát các quyển sách hướng dẫn về du lịch Hàn Quốc). Còn theo nhiều du khách khác, niềm vui đích thực lại là đi lạc trong những con hẻm nhỏ bé của ngôi làng.
Mỗi con hẻm lại dẫn tới một niềm ngạc nhiên khác nhau, ví dụ như những pho tượng kì lạ trên mái nhà của một căn nhà bỏ hoang đầy màu sắc.
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One of the interesting things is the statue of " The Little Prince " , the character in the French novel of the same name , is placed on top of a fence , sitting sadly on the side Busan looked beside her fox .
Explore around
Almost impossible not to get lost if you want to explore Gamcheon . Each alley leads to three or four different alleys . One way to avoid getting lost is to "follow the fish " were painted on the walls . If you like to have a closer look , you will see tiny dots sitting on top of the fish , or being kicked in the ankle .
" The photographers are here to love this village ," Sik Kim - a travel tour guide said . " But the villagers did not seem excited to see so many people flock to the village and go everywhere , even into their homes to both . Many people have moved away . Because the house can not sell , so they abandoned them . " According to estimates , there are about 300 houses in the village are vacant .
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The artist attempts to transform the abandoned house that became the exhibition space . Some of them will be turned into a cafe or restaurant by town executive . Profits will be given back to the villagers .

Small , quiet , Gamcheon is not the appropriate place for each tourist group coming back in droves . The sight of a few occasional visitors back and forth match with this place .

" I do not think the fat foreign tourists can travel through the small streets here ," a tourist guide said when asked about the foreign guests . " They will have to watch their heads in every step , would be extremely inconvenient ."

How to Gamcheon ?


From Busan , go to the subway station or Goejeong Toseong -dong , then catch a taxi to Busan Gamjeong elementary school . Money taxi to the ramp is quite cheap, only about $ 2.5 .
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