Dabyeon port Gijang
South Korea - Daegu - Incheon - Jeju - Seoul - Daejeon
Dabyeon port situated in Gijang district at the northern part of Busan, is famous for its rustic beauty and abundant marine products. The location of this port along the shoreline of East Sea facilitated its position as the source of various types of seafood. Most important of them are the anchovies and brown seaweeds.
Opened with Busan Harbor, Dabyeon port, Gijang marks the frontier of Korea’s close-water fishing industry. The port area is surrounded by seaside villages sparsely inhabited by local fishermen. Many tourists flock here to enjoy the unspoiled natural beauty of rural villages, a spectrum of aquatic products, delicious anchovy and delicacies prepared of raw fish. The specialty of Gijang is undoubtedly its huge anchovies, estimated around 10-15cm in length. Rich in fat, the delicious tender flesh of anchovy is used to prepare mouth watering dishes. Here you can also taste anchovy sushi, which is rarely found in other areas. Further more there are numerous raw fish restaurants run by local villagers in the port area. Lying at a close distance, the raw fish restaurants of Yeonhwa-ri village can easily be reachable from Dabyeon Port, Gijang.
Opened with Busan Harbor, Dabyeon port, Gijang marks the frontier of Korea’s close-water fishing industry. The port area is surrounded by seaside villages sparsely inhabited by local fishermen. Many tourists flock here to enjoy the unspoiled natural beauty of rural villages, a spectrum of aquatic products, delicious anchovy and delicacies prepared of raw fish. The specialty of Gijang is undoubtedly its huge anchovies, estimated around 10-15cm in length. Rich in fat, the delicious tender flesh of anchovy is used to prepare mouth watering dishes. Here you can also taste anchovy sushi, which is rarely found in other areas. Further more there are numerous raw fish restaurants run by local villagers in the port area. Lying at a close distance, the raw fish restaurants of Yeonhwa-ri village can easily be reachable from Dabyeon Port, Gijang.
Anchovy Festival, Gijang
Held by the Gijang and Daebyeon anchovy festival progression committee each year around April the focus of this festival is to boost regional economy. Diverse events like public performances by military bands for ceremony, meeting to taste free anchovies, an Anchovy beauty pageant, Catching anchovies with bare hand and a fishing ship parade add to the charm of the ceremony. During the festival the raw fish restaurants of Daebyeon port offers a special discount of 50%.
