Ssamji Park Busan

The word Ssamji means a pocket that is made out of papers, fabrics or leather for carrying cigarettes or flints. Ssamji Park, Busan is located at the entrance of Songcheon village which greets the visitors accompanied by the rice cake market. Ssamji Park, Busan is a very small place for describing it as a park. But as the name Ssamji suggests a pocket the same meaning can be implied while describing the Ssamji Park, Busan. Ssamji Park, Busan is a park where people can get together over here with affectionate heart.

About the Village

The Songcheon village is situated by the stream coming down from Songcheon Valley on one side and on the other side it is surrounded by the pine trees. It is a small as well as a calm village. The crystal clear water of the valley flows through the pine trees in Songcheon village. The village has been called as Songcheon-ri because of the fact that a dense pine forest was there in the centre of the river and the river used to flow in two directions. The tributay of Sok Stream gave the ultimate name of the village as Songcheon.

About Rice Making

The traditional rice cakes that is exclusive to the village of Songcheon is made out of high quality of rice and the clear water of Songcheon Valley, starting from Sorak Mountain’s Daecheong Summit. The cakes are made by using the hand followed with the traditional method of boiling the rice on firewood fire. The course of rice cake making starts from early in the morning and then striking the dough of rice with a huge wooden hammer. The visitors coming to the village gets the opportunity of experiencing rice cake making and at the same time learning to make the rice cakes also.