Gimje Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in South Korea
About Gimje
The area is traditionally one of the most fertile farming areas on the Korean peninsula. Gimje's Chinese character, 金堤, means gold fields. There is two theories about the origin of the character. First, in autumn its rice paddies take on a gold color, so that called. Second, a lot of gold was found in Gimje during the Japanese colonial era. Gimje-si has been a place where people have lived and built their homes since prehistoric times. In addition to dolmens in Geumsan-myeon, Gimje-si, long stone knives and plates were found throughout the jurisdiction, and fragments of plain-patterned earthenware were found around agricultural land. Through this, it can be seen that agricultural culture was developed from the Bronze Age. During the Unified Silla period, the name Byeokgol was changed to Gi
Top Attractions in Gimje
Explore the best things to see and do in Gimje:
- ★Arirang a museum of literature
- ★Earthenware Kiln of Bugeo-ri
- ★Geumsansa
- ★Guemsansa
- ★Horizon Festival
Where to Eat in Gimje
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴5-day Gimje market
- 🍴Daeheunggak
- 🍴jo's sundae soup(원평지평선청보리한우촌)
- 🍴jo's sundae soup(조만영의 벌떡순대국)
- 🍴Urim garden(유림가든)
Where to Stay in Gimje
- 🏨Bamboo garden guest house(죽로원 게스트하우스)
- 🏨Mizuno's Tree House(미즈노씨네 트리하우스)
Gimje Travel Guide Sections
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