Visit a farm in Gyeonggi-do
There is a range of wildlife species that exist around the world. Livestock, in particular, is the key to human survival. Amid rapid urbanization, however, the importance and existence of such domesticated animals has been somewhat forgotten over the past few years.
The Rural Development Administration (RDA) has come up with a new plan to raise awareness of the benefits that livestock brings to mankind. It’s the Hands-on Livestock Experience program, giving people, especially younger people, a chance to commune with animals and to learn more about their usefulness in our lives. There are also petting zoos where people can feed the animals and see them first-hand.
As part of this, the RDA recently recommended five of the best animal farms across the nation to visit this summer, giving visitors direct hands-on farm experiences.
Pig Theme Park, Icheon, Gyeonggi-do Province
In Icheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, pigs play soccer and bowl. The pigs also do tricks, taking their toys in and out of boxes. All of this unfolds at the Pig Theme Park. The park runs a pig museum, too, and has on display a variety of about 1,300 documents and records related to the animal. The exhibits have been collected from 19 parts of the world, including Germany, Vietnam, China, Singapore and New Zealand. Visitors will be able to encounter tiny piglets, less than 30 centimeters long, at the park's café, too.
Location: 64 Wolpo-ri, Yul-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do Province
Contact: 031-641-7540
Official website: http://www.pigpark.co.kr/
The article above is courtesy of Korea Net (http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Travel/view?articleId=128936&pageIndex=11).
The Rural Development Administration (RDA) has come up with a new plan to raise awareness of the benefits that livestock brings to mankind. It’s the Hands-on Livestock Experience program, giving people, especially younger people, a chance to commune with animals and to learn more about their usefulness in our lives. There are also petting zoos where people can feed the animals and see them first-hand.
As part of this, the RDA recently recommended five of the best animal farms across the nation to visit this summer, giving visitors direct hands-on farm experiences.
Pig Theme Park, Icheon, Gyeonggi-do Province
In Icheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, pigs play soccer and bowl. The pigs also do tricks, taking their toys in and out of boxes. All of this unfolds at the Pig Theme Park. The park runs a pig museum, too, and has on display a variety of about 1,300 documents and records related to the animal. The exhibits have been collected from 19 parts of the world, including Germany, Vietnam, China, Singapore and New Zealand. Visitors will be able to encounter tiny piglets, less than 30 centimeters long, at the park's café, too.
Location: 64 Wolpo-ri, Yul-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do Province
Contact: 031-641-7540
Official website: http://www.pigpark.co.kr/
The article above is courtesy of Korea Net (http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Travel/view?articleId=128936&pageIndex=11).