Pyeongchang Hyoseok Cultural Festival

September 7, 2019 @ 10:00 am – September 15, 2019 @ 6:00 pm KST

Pyeongchang Hyoseok Cultural Festival pays respect to Korean writer Lee Hyo-seok and his legacy. His popular novel “When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom” is set in Pyeongchang’s Bongpyeong region which is why the festival takes place here annually. In fact, Bongpyeong is the author’s hometown. So visitors have a chance to tour Lee Hyo-seok’s birthplace and memorial hall. Various performances and events are also put on for visitors. The area is also famous for its buckwheat as reflected in the various food and dishes sold in the festival made from the grain.

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