Searching for hidden Korean treasures...
Searching for hidden Korean treasures...
“A folktale of two rocks at Kkotji Beach in Taean: when the general who left to guard the waters of Anheungnyang never returned, his wife Mido waited on the shore until she became a rock. A one-day course beginning at Kkotji Beach, the site of the tale, walking through "waiting" along the things that come and go without fail, like the sunset and the tide. 9 missions across the Grandmother and Grandfather Rocks of Kkotji, the Taean Rock-carved Buddha Triad, Anheung Fortress, the Sinduri Coastal Sand Dunes, Chollipo Arboretum, the Mallipo sunset, Taean Traditional Market, the jumbo shrimp of Baeksajang Port, and Mongsanpo clam kalguksu.”
6 spots total. Take them in any order.
How many are going?
You pay after you finish getting ready
See every spot in this course at a glance. Tap a colored pin to read the one-line intro.
First, choose a role. At every stop, whoever suits that place steps forward and opens the story. When you arrive, a character from the folktale speaks to you. Answer the quiz and finish the mission to win back a shard. Collect them all, and you close the story at the final place.
Long ago, an old couple lived by the sea at Kkotji in Taean. Harabi, the old man, went out to sea first. He never came back. Halmi, the old woman, went to the shore and waited. One day, two days, one month, one year. And there, in that very spot, she turned into a rock. But across the sea, another rock rose up too. It was Harabi. On his way back, he had waited for Halmi in that spot, and he too had turned into a rock. The two rocks face each other across the sea. They have been like that for a thousand years. When the sun goes down, the sunset settles between the two rocks. People come to see it. The one you will meet today is that Halmi. Just one thing. Halmi blames the old man for everything. The bad weather, the piled-up sand, the high prices — it's all the old man's fault.
Boss spot — today's reddest moment. In the short while the two rocks sink into the sunset, quietly call to mind one thing you waited a long time for, and one person who waited a long time for you.
Take one photo with a spread of seasonal blue crab (or a crab dish) on Kkotji's Blue Crab Street. All the better if the sunset glow is in frame too.
Have a spread of jumbo shrimp (or seasonal seafood) on Baeksajang's shrimp street. While eating, recall something that's all the more welcome after a whole year's wait.
The final spot — take one photo with a bowl of Mongsanpo clam kalguksu (or a clam dish). This closes today's course.
