What is the city of Jeonju known for?
Q: What is the city of Jeonju known for?
A: Jeonju is known as a city with 1000-year history and is promoted as a gateway to traditional Korean culture and gastronomy. It has also been designated by UNESCO as a City of Gastronomy.
Q: When was the first historic record about Jeonju recorded?
A: The first historic record about Jeonju comes from the Unified Silla Period.
Q: What is the Hanok Village in Jeonju?
A: The Hanok Village in Jeonju is one of the most famous tourist attractions that many Koreans and foreigners visit every year. It is where traditional Korean houses from the Joseon Period are preserved, offering traditional Korean cuisine, hanji, or traditional Korean paper, and oriental medicine. Tourists can get a hands-on experience at various tourist facilities and historic sites in the city.
Q: Who was Lee Sung-gae?
A: Lee Sung-gae was the first ancestor of the first king of Joseon Dynasty who originated from Jeonju during this period.
Q: What are two popular dishes associated with Jeonju?
A: Two most famous foods from Jeonju are bibimbap and kongnamulgukbap (a bean sprout soup). Bibimbap is a dish that mixes rice with sautéed vegetables, meat, eggs, and hot red-pepper paste offered in a bowl while kongnamulgukbap is a bean sprout soup offered with rice in it.
Q: Where does Korea's most fertile farmland encompass today?
A: Korea’s most fertile farmland encompasses today’s South and North Jeolla Provinces.
