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Korea Tourism Organization’s Photo exhibit shows beauty of Korea

The photo titled ’Gangneung Hapyeong Dapgyo Nori’ wins the grand prize in the 46th Korea Tourism Photo Contest. It shows a lively and exciting festival taking place in Gangwon-do Province.The photo titled ’Gangneung Hapyeong Dapgyo Nori’ wins the grand prize in the 46th Korea Tourism Photo Contest.
It shows a lively and exciting festival taking place in Gangwon-do Province.

People walk over the bridge with torches in their hands, hoping for a good harvest this year and for harmony to prevail in the town. Such excitement and dynamism of a traditional folk play is condensed into a single photo. It’s Lee Sangwoo’s “Gangneung Hapyeong Dapgyo Nori” that received the grand prize in the 46th Korea Tourism Photo Contest. The annual contest is co-organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO).

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A photo of the traditional pungmul nori folk dance wins the top prize.A photo of the traditional pungmul nori folk dance wins the top prize.

The KTO announced on Sept. 5 that it selected around 100 prize-winning works among the 12,500 entries it received. The selected works, including the eight main winners, vividly express the joy and emotion of tourism in Korea.

The photo titled ’Behind a Girl’ wins a special prize for non-Koreans.The photo titled ’Behind a Girl’ wins a special prize for non-Koreans.

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A photo titled “Pungmul Nori” that captures the life and passion of a traditional folk music performance won the top prize. As for the special prize category for non-Koreans, “Behind A Girl,” a photo taken by Pham Tuyen from Vietnam, won the prize.

The photo titled ’Morning Exercise’ wins second place.The photo titled ’Morning Exercise’ wins second place.

The photo titled ’Sangchun Pavilion, Where the Milky Way Rises’ wins a third-place prize.The photo titled ’Sangchun Pavilion, Where the Milky Way Rises’ wins a third-place prize.

The prize-winning works will be open to the public at KTO’s website (http://enugallery.visitkorea.or.kr). The organization will be using the photos to promote Korean tourism around the world.

Source: Korea.net

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