River IV

Bamboo Festival

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May 1st 2007
Well here is my latest blog, did not have to travel far for this trip, only about 1 1/2 hours south to the town of Damyang. My girlfriend, Pearl, and I went to the Bamboo festival there on Sunday 29th April, the weather was gorgeous, clear and warm during the day and cool at night. We did not realize that this was the first day of the festival, so like anything in Korea; it was going to be very cr ... read more

Asia » South Korea

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more