DMZ turns to peace tourism with new fall festival across Korea's borderlands
The borderlands of Korea’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) will take on a different role this fall, as a new festival invites visitors to experience the region through nature, local life and reflection rather than its history of division. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday that it will hold the inaugural DMZ Peace Festa with the Korea Tourism Organization, Incheon’s Ganghwa County…
The Korea DMZ's borderlands will become a destination for peace tourism this fall, according to organizers. The inaugural DMZ Peace Festa, a collaboration between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea Tourism Organization, Incheon’s Ganghwa County, and Gangwon Province’s Cheorwon County, will kick off on September 12.
Programs will continue through September 26, featuring activities designed to connect visitors with the region's natural beauty and local lifestyle. In Ganghwa County, attendees can engage in sunrise meditation and yoga, take a walk along the DMZ fence to collect sounds from nature, and participate in a nonalcoholic cocktail-making class inspired by the experiences of displaced residents.
The festival aims to unify tourism resources that have been developed separately by local governments along the DMZ, providing visitors with an opportunity for reflection and connection beyond the region's history of division.
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