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Travel around the world without a passport, special district of Ansan Multicultural Village - Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tourists experiencing traditional clothes at Ansan City World Culture Experience Center

Travel around the world without a passport, special district of Ansan Multicultural Village

Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Ansan City is the region where foreigners gather the most in Korea. As of February 2019, there are 8,500 foreign residents in 107 countries. Of these, 21,000 people from 57 countries live in Wongok-dong. The area around Wongok-dong was recognized for this uniqueness, and was designated as the first multicultural village in Korea in May 2009. And 10 years. The Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone entices travelers into a small world in Korea that leaves without a passport.
In Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone, there are many signboards with large local language and small English and Korean language.
Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone is connected to Ansan Station on Subway Line 4. After exiting Exit 1 and passing Jungang-daero, you can see a multicultural food street. Even if it is not a signboard on the road, you can see that it is a special district in Ansan Multicultural Village. This is because restaurants, shops, and other amenities such as banks mostly use foreign language signs. The expression is written in large local languages and small in English and Korean. The design and color are reflected in the characteristics of each country, so it is confusing whether it is Korea, Vietnam, or Russia. Oga also contributes to the unusual scenery of foreign languages mixed with their conversation.
The symbol of Ansan Multicultural Village, “Kidaria”
Ghana traditional doll aqua bar displayed at Ansan City World Culture Experience Center
First, let's go to the Ansan City World Culture Experience Center. Opened as a multicultural public relations learning center in 2012 to show the power of diversity, it exhibits more than 1,400 pieces of musical instruments, dolls, masks, and rides collected from over 50 countries, and uses these exhibits to experience the traditional culture of each country. Decorated with a space to do. If the singing ball that rubs the rim of a kalimba called a brass piano and a brass-like body is a musical instrument for all adult children, among 130 dolls, the Ghanaian traditional doll aqua bar known as the model of the movie `` ET '' and `` Russian Dooly Cheburashka, which leads to 'is popular. Japanese traditional rides such as Hanetsuki and Kendama are also interesting. Kendama plays by vertically moving a ball suspended in a row into the groove under the handle. Hanetsuki, who exchanges feathered balls with a wooden racket, is a play that girls enjoyed wearing kimonos during the New Year's Day.
Ansan City World Culture Experience Center where you can experience the traditional culture of each country using exhibits collected from over 50 countries
It is a place not to be missed, with over 250 traditional costumes, including British guards' uniforms and Uzbekistan traditional wedding costumes. At Ansan City World Culture Experience Center, various tutors from various countries, such as China, Vietnam, Japan, Congo, and Nigeria, take turns conducting experience programs. Individual viewing is from 10 am to 5 pm (closed on public holidays), and viewing and experience is free. Group tours are held three times a day (10:00, 11:00, 13:30) and the experience hall website ( https://mc.ansan.go.kr ). Be sure to bring a brochure showing foreign restaurants in the Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone.
Multicultural food street with sculptures in the shape of plates and chopsticks

It is regrettable to skip the food while talking about the special district of Ansan Multicultural Village. It is a neighborhood where people of various nationalities gather, so the food is rich. With a focus on multicultural food streets, there are 184 restaurants serving different countries, including China, Indonesia, Nepal, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Russia and Uzbekistan. Among them, 62 establishments employ local professional chefs according to the “Local Chef Recommendation System” of the Ansan Foreign Residents Support Headquarters. The advantage is that you can taste local food without going far by plane. The same rice noodles have different tastes from Thai and Vietnamese restaurants, and lamb skewers from Chinese and Uzbek restaurants are completely different.

Restaurant decorated in Russian style
There are many exotic foods in multicultural food streets.
The interior is also different for each country, so depending on which restaurant you go to, you can eat in a completely different atmosphere. Most of the restaurant employees are foreigners, so it's a bit difficult to communicate, but it's interesting because I feel like I've been abroad. Of course, there are no problems with ordering or making calculations. In the multicultural food street, there are as many easy-to-eat Jujeon Buri as the restaurant menu. An adult biceps (yotiao), a Chinese hotteok, and a meat bread (samsa) that is essential at the Russian table that Chinese people enjoy as a substitute for breakfast, fits well in our mouths. I am curious about the taste of duck eggs marinated in salt for more than 20 days and the loach fried whole brown.
Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone, where exotic festivals are frequent <Photo Credit: Ansan Foreign Resident Support Headquarters>
Exotic festivals are often held in the Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone. The World Culture Healing Concert is held from April to October. In April, a Cambodian Festival was held to commemorate the New Year of Cambodia, and the World People's Day celebration celebrating the 12th anniversary of this year took place at the Ansan Cultural Plaza in May. For information on various festivals held in the special district of Ansan Multicultural Village, please visit the blog of the Ansan Foreign Residents Support Headquarters ( https://blog.naver.com/ansanfo ).
Hwarang Amusement Park with Hwarang Reservoir
Hwarang Amusement Park is a 2-minute drive from Ansan Station, where Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone begins. Hwarang Amusement Park, which houses Hwarang Reservoir, has various facilities such as fountain plazas, trails, Gyeonggi Museum of Art, and auto camping. At the entrance, there is also a national symbolic sculpture that introduces various countries around the world as a multicultural city. Ansanrang Auto Camping Site is a camping site in the city with 73 camping sites, glamping sites and caravan sites. To use the campsite, you need to make a reservation online from 1 PM on the 1st of every month.
The Moon Observation Deck of Sihwa Narae Tidal Culture Center. The skywalk, which is partially finished with tempered glass, is impressive.
The Moon Observation Deck of the Sihwa Narae Tidal Culture Center is located on Gari Island in the middle of the Sihwa Embankment that connects Daebu Island in Ansan City and Oido Island in Siheung City. This is where the Sihwa Lake tidal power plant is located. On the 25th floor of the Moon Observatory, you can see the West Sea and Sihwa Lake in a 360 ° panorama. The skywalk, which is partially finished with tempered glass, is also impressive. The Moon Observatory is open from 10 am to 10 pm (open year-round).
The Jebudo Island seen from the Silkworm Lighthouse Observatory
Silkworm Island is a landmark of Ansan tourism. It connects to the land through a road that opens twice a day at low tide. When you climb the lighthouse observatory on the silkworm island, Jebudo Island and the West Sea can be seen at a glance. From Tando Port to Nue Island Lighthouse Observatory, it takes about 1km one way, and it takes about 20 minutes to walk slowly. When going to Silkworm Island, be sure to check the tide. Ansan Fishing Village Folk Museum is located in front of Tando Port. Daebu Island is a space that introduces the lives of various islands and island villages in tidal flats. In the large tank in the lobby, there are saltwater fish that live in our ocean, such as fish, sea bass, and sea bass.
Sunset landscape of Gubongdo Sunset Observatory
Gubongdo Sunset Observation Deck is considered as the best sunset point in Ansan. On the observation deck formed above the sea there are also sculptures in the shape of beautiful glow reflected on the waves. From the Jonghyeon Fishing Village Experience Village, follow the coastal path or take the Daebuhaesol Trail leading to the ridge of Gubongdo Island to the Gubongdo Island Observatory. In the high tide, some sections of the coastal roads are submerged, so use the Daebuhaesolgil. 2km one way from Jonghyeon Fishing Village Experience Village to the observation deck. If walking is a burden, you can use an electric car operated by the village.
<Day trip course>
Ansan City World Culture Experience Hall → Explore Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone → Sihwa Narae Tidal Culture Center's Moon Observation Deck → Gubongdo Island Observation Deck

<2 days and 1 night trip course>
Day 1 / Ansan-si World Culture Experience Center → Explore Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone → Hwarang Amusement Park → Ansanrang Auto Camping Site
Day 2 / Sihwa Narae Tidal Cultural Center's Moon Observation Deck → Silkworm Island → Ansan Fishing Village Folk Museum → Gubongdo Island Observation Deck
Travel information
○ Related website address
-Ansan City World Culture Experience Center https://mc.ansan.go.kr
-Ansan Foreign Resident Support Headquarters https://blog.naver.com/ansanfo
-Ansan City Corporation (Hwarang Amusement Park, Ansanrang Auto Camping Site, Ansan Fishing Village Folk Museum) http://www.ansanuc.net
-Kwater Sihwa Lake tidal power plant (Moon Observatory) http://tlight.kwater.or.kr

○ Inquiry phone
-Ansan City Hall Tourism Division 031) 481-2105
-Ansan City World Culture Center 031) 481-3732
-Hwarang Amusement Park 031) 487-7780
-Moon Observation Deck of Sihwa Narae Tidal Culture Center 032) 889-3365
-Ansan Fishing Village Folk Museum 032) 886-0126

○ Public transportation information
[Subway] From Subway Line 4 Ansan Station, Exit 1, walk to Jungang-daero and walk for 5 minutes.
* Inquiries: Seoul Transportation Corporation 1577-1234, http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr

○ Self-driving information
Seohaean Expressway Ansan JC, Incheon → Yeongdong Expressway Seoansan IC, Seoansan · Siheung → Siheung-daero → Go straight to Doil Intersection → Ansan Station Intersection → Ansan Station (Ansan Multicultural Village Special Zone)

○ Accommodation information
-Rosabell Hotel: Wongok Park-ro, Danwon-gu, 031) 491-0205
-Hotel Square: Dongsan-ro, Danwon-gu, 031) 490-2000, http://www.hotelsquare.co.kr
-Hotel Clover: Yangji-ro, Sangnok-gu, 031) 417-9300, https://hotelclover.modoo.at
-C & B Hotel: Sangnok-gu, Sangnok-gu, 031) 406-1212

○ Restaurant information
-DIEU HIEN QUAN: Vietnamese cuisine, Danhwa-gu Multicultural 1-gil, 031) 493-3756 (local chef)
-Suwal: Thai Cuisine, Danwon-gu Multicultural Road, 031) 494-0338 (local chef)
-Cheonmaeja Shabu Shabu: Chinese cuisine (hot pot), Wongok-ro, Danwon-gu, 031) 492-7771, https://cheonmaeja.modoo.at (Local chef)
-Ottogi Sutamyeon: Chinese cuisine, Wongok-ro, Danwon-gu, 031) 507-3689 (local chef)
-Samarkand: Uzbek cuisine, Dandan-gu Multicultural 2-gil, 031) 492-6984 (local chef)
-IMPERIA FOODS: Russian cuisine, Danwon-gu Multicultural 2-gil, 031) 495-4022 (local chef)

○ Things to see
Daebuhaesolgil, Ansan Reed Wetland Park, Glass Island Museum, Paper Art Museum, Ansan Botanical Garden

※ The above information was updated in August 2019, and may change later, so be sure to check it before you travel.

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2020-03-15