Korea Festival treats Abu Dhabi residents with a glimpse of Korean culture
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the UAE hosted Korea Celebration 2016 on Corniche Beach in Abu Dhabi, in association with the Ministry of Farming, Food and Rural Affairs and Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation - Abu Dhabi.
The Celebration featured a series of appealing Korean cultural activities and culinary specialties, accommodating the growing interests of the UAE citizens, mainly young generation, in Korea and the nation's cultural values.
The key destination of the Festival was the display screen of globally popular Korean herb Red Ginseng by the aT Center (Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation). Considered the most effective kind of ginseng available, the Korean Red Ginseng has comprehensive health-promoting results on the human body.
Revealing the Korean culture more vibrantly, the celebration this year began at the National Theatre on October 28; continued at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Beach the next weekend (November 3 to 4); and will conclude in Al Ain the coming weekend.
Speaking on the occasion, His Excellency Park Kang-ho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in the UAE, stated, "We are excited to arrange the Korea Celebration 2016 in such an enormous scale this year. The objective of the Festival is to deal with the locals of the UAE with a glance of Korean culture. We are grateful to the UAE Government for supporting our efforts to bring Korean products and cultural components closer to the UAE."
" The Korean Embassy in the UAE has actually been instrumental in informing people in the UAE about numerous offerings from Korea. With the Korea Celebration 2016, we start some strong actions to inform the UAE residents about the distinct Korean cultural aspects and incredible Korean culinary specialties. The variety of Emirati residents visiting Korea for tour and medical treatments are increasing," added.
Mr. Myung-Gu Seo, Director General of Korea Agro-Trade Center, Abu Dhabi, stated, "We enjoy to be part of an event that brings Korean products to the residents of the UAE. The interest has actually been overwhelming from all communities and we enjoy to bring the items here. The big Korean population in the UAE, we have seen an increased interest from other citizenships. Being a melting pot of various cultures from worldwide, the UAE is an ideal market for products from our country."
"This year, we like bringing attention of the visitors to the popular Korean herb Red Ginseng. Our purpose is to inform the individuals on the advantages of using Korean Red Ginseng. At the festival, we concentrate on the magic root Red Ginseng, which is known to be the most potent of all Ginsengs and its health benefits are immeasurable. Professionals from the aT Center stall informed visitors on the advantages of using the herb. Every Korean person is a strong supporter of the Red Ginseng as they understand the goodness and advantages of the root brings to their life," he added.
Visitors at the Celebration were supplied with chance to taste Korean Red Ginseng drinks and check out more about it. The Celebration likewise established cubicles for people to taste Korean food, further featuring renowned Chef Jaehak Lee from Intercontinental Abu Dhabi who carried out a Master Cooking Class showing how to prepare the best Kimchi.
An essential destination of the festival was K-Dance including different Korean dance forms including an efficiency by modern Korean dance group Goblin Party, and "The Lion Dance", standard Korean dance which is a popular style where one or more dancers placed on a huge outfit and perform.
Korean B-Boy band performed the marionette, interpretation of an international dance form. SE: UM, a world music group and among Korea's a lot of ingenious ensembles showcased a distinctive music efficiency drawing crucial, vocal and improvisation techniques from both Korean and Western jazz traditions.
Apart from the music and dance programs, Korea Festival also screened Korean films for the public, and animation movies for kids; in addition to K-Drama, a giant screen that kept playing Korean TELEVISION dramas back to back; and VR Games to engage people, and cubicles with standard Korean video games like Tuho and Yut Nori for kids to find and play.
