The hills surrounding Jinyeong are covered with Sweet Persimmon; it's the area's largest export. And every year the people of Jinyeong celebrate the season with non other than a festival. Our friend Kang invited us to join him and his family this past Saturday to get a little more taste of the Korean culture. After about a 15 minute walk from our apartment we arrived at the town's stadium where the festival was held. Admission was free and we were able to walk right in. It's a lot like a hometown fair, but with less rides and more vendors. We tried a number of foods like roasted chestnuts, little waffle blobs with beans in the middle, a corn dog with loads of batter and fries stuck into it, and a beef on a stick type of deal. It was all quite tasty. We also scored on buying a few inexpensive items we needed. They had an entire row under a tent filled with cheap goods all for only 1,000 won (less than a dollar). So we got 10,000 won worth of things like kitchen glasses, hammer and nails, shoe polish, dish towels and a few other things. It was a great deal. We also heard a very famous Korean singer perform on stage, however, I can not tell you what his name was or what he was singing, because it's all Korean. Check out the photos below of the festive times:
Silk Worms (which we did not eat...)
Kang buying some roasted chestnuts
Making the waffle blobs
Making waffles
Fireworks
And more fireworks!
Lots of food
Rotisserie swine
Stage
Glowing things that Kang's son Xavier wanted to buy
Balloons and tents
Soap-making
Man-with-large-amount-of-dough
the dough man was making noodles. they stretched them out and swung it around, and then double back untill they are noodle size and look like the human mussel,cut them, and then boil them in hot water.
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