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You can try on the ornate clothes any time the room is open with the help of two cultural tour guides who provide detailed information and explanations about the garb. A popular activity is called the Dado (tea drinking etiquette) Experience, which takes place three times daily: at 10:30 a.m. 1:30 and 3 p.m. The course, which takes about an hour, focuses on the history of tea in Korea and includes information on how to make it. Participants also learn about tea etiquette. Those who want to participate in the course can simply make a reservation through the museum¡¯s Web site, museum.busan.go.kr.
Visitors can also make a copy of traditional prints using rice paper, a cotton bat and towels. The tools are sold at the site (one set costs 2,000 won ($2)). It takes about 15 minutes to make a copy. At the traditional clothing area, you can wear hwangnyongpo and hongnyongpo, which are types of dress the king of the Joseon Dynasty used to wear when working. You can also try on hwangwonsam and hongwonsam, the clothes that the queen used to wear. |
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| A temple stay is known as a quintessential Korean experience, popular not only with those who seek inner peace but also foreigners who just want to experience Korean Buddhism. In Busan, Beomeo Temple is one of the best options for this unique experience. The one-night, two-day temple stay option is held once a month on weekends. The temple stay program here starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday and continues for 24 hours until 2 p.m. on Sunday. The first afternoon starts off with an opening ceremony followed by a communal Buddhist meal service (also called balwoo gongyang). Those who join the program then make 108 bows, attend an evening service, meditate and eventually go to sleep. The second day begins with a dawn service, another communal meal, a forest meditation period and a Dado Experience course. |
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