we planned to visit Icheon which is famous for its ceramics. we started our journey from Suwon inter city bus terminal .
waiting for the bus .
Inside the bus
Ceramic biennale organization started free tour buses for this event we got into the bus and it took around 2 hours to reach the spot.
The Event :-
As we got down from the bus at the event ground we could see many beautiful ceramic sculptures all around .
The ceramic butterfly.
Ceramic love
The sculptures around the entrance.
People were busy taking pictures .
There was a huge earthen kiln in which the pots of different periods were on display.
Inside the huge kiln.
also it showed the way of burning the pots inside a kiln.
The art of burning pots.
as we got down the slope slowly we saw a beautiful display of different kinds of flowers cactus and crotons .
Cactus on display
Flowers all around .
Flowers for sale.
Icheon is also famous for flowers and it was very visible in the exhibition there was also an exhibition for wild flowers. at the main festival ground there were many places where amateurs can learn making pots under the supervision of experts.
we saw some very rare kinds of pots and ceramic items being given shape by some famous ceramic artists. it was awesome to see how a lump of mud turns into a master piece.
This tea set cost 2000 dollars
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Some special ceramic items at the research center building.
At ceramic research center building some of the most expensive potteries were kept on display. the whole building was full of all kinds of ceramic items.
After looking around for some more time we went to folk food village inside the event area for lunch.
Our lunch bhossam (a pork recipe)
after lunch we saw a traditional performance .
Traditional turtle dance
Our next stop was the pavilions for shopping daily use ceramics.
there were four pavilions showing different varieties of pottery in all shapes sizes and colours.
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We ended up buying few potteries for personal use.
After seeing so many ceramic items it was now time to refresh our eyes with the natural beauty of the lake and the fountain .
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Near the lake.
It was indeed refreshing to sit on the benches near the lake.
We were very tired but our eyes were not so we decided to visit again next week.
Next week:-
Next week we started early so that we can see the exhibits at Gwangju and Yoeoju .
There were free shuttle buses for those destinations from Icheon. we first went to Gwangju
Gwangju exhibition area entrance .
It took just 15 min to reach there. Gwangju exhibition area was not as big as Icheon but it had its own charm.
there was a park with illusions and a maze .
The maze.
Looking around for some time we came back to Icheon. had lunch there and again started for Yeoju.
Yeoju was half an hour away by bus from Icheon
Entrance gate at yeoju exhibition area.
Just near the entrance hall of Yeoju there were some shops selling potteries and other cermaic items at very reasonable rates and we ended up buying few items.
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A shop at yeoju.
Inside the main attraction was acrobatic performances by young chinese kids which can make your jaws drop .
Chinese acrobatics.
The organizers also asked the audience to perform just a simple stunt ( that the acrobats did ) for 10 sec and they will give huggggeee prizes . I think the prize amt was so big because they were very sure that no one can do it.
It was very nice experience for us.
we came back to Icheon and then took the bus back to home very satisfied that we have seen almost all varieties of ceramics
