Boryeong Mud Festival
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The Boryeong Mud Festival is an annual festival which takes place during the summer in Boryeong, South Korea. The first Mud Festival was staged in 1998 and, by 2006, the festival attracted 1.5 million visitors to Boryeong.[1]
The mud is dug up near Boryeong, trucked to the Daecheon beach area, and dumped at a 'Mud Experience Land'.[2] The mud is considered rich in minerals and used to manufacture cosmetics.[3]
Most of the participants are foreign tourists, attracted by clever marketing by the town who discovered that it is more lucrative as a tourist attraction than using the muddy fields for agriculture.[2] The economy generated from the festival supports the many hotels and restaurants along the waterway and several blocks inland.
[edit] References
- ^ Jiwatram, Jaya (2006-06-19). Good Clean Fun. Time magazine.
- ^ a b Card, James (2004-07-23). Down and dirty at Boryeong Mud Festival. Korea Herald.
- ^ Kumar, Meenakshi (2007-04-28). Now, get a feel of space in Malaysia. Times of India.
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