Museum of tea

• Address: Chollanam-do province, Pozon-gun county, Pozon-yip, Nokchha-ro 775 (Poson-yn)
• Foundation date: 2010
• Website: koreateamuseum.kr

In south Korea, in the county of Poison, there is a museum of green tea, which is dedicated to this amazing drink. There is this institution in 2010. The purpose of opening the museum complex was the preservation of the foundations and traditions of tea culture, as well as the popularization of the brand Posinsky tea.

Features of the tea museum

In Pozon County, known for its plantations, about 40% of Korea's green tea is grown. It was here that the tea industry of the country was born. Under this complex was allocated a territory of more than 7,000 square meters. m. It was smashed by huge tea plantations and arranged a park zone in which sculptures were installed. Here, the manufactory was built, in which the production of tea began, as well as various auxiliary buildings: stone towers, arbours. The museum building itself is also in this place.

The tea museum is located in a three-story building. Its exposition occupies almost 1300 square meters. m. It includes 528 different items, half of which are unique in their kind. The main sections of the exposition are:

1. The tea culture is located on the ground floor, here in a simple and accessible form tourists will be told about the process of growing and producing tea.
2. The history of tea - the exposition takes the second floor of the building.
3. Tea in ordinary life - you will learn about the value of this drink in our life on the third floor of the museum complex.

In the museum there is a shop selling souvenirs . Here you can visit a real tea ceremony, a master class on the correct preparation of this delicious drink, as well as learn the basics of the etiquette of the tea ceremony. From the observation tower located on the territory of the museum, there is a beautiful view of the tea plantations.

Events in the Museum of Tea

Every year, the museum hosts the Paxon tahianjje tea festival. His program includes many different activities:

1. Celebrating the Day of the inhabitants of the county:
   • night of tea aromas;
   • street parade;
   • evening salute;
   • sports.
2. Traditional tea events:
   • competition of the best varieties of this drink;
   • a ceremony of worship of tea spirits;
   • acquaintance with tea cultures of Korea, Japan, China;
   • a competition for the best knowledge of etiquette among schoolchildren;
   • competitions in the preparation of a variety of dishes with tea ingredients;
   • essays on the topic of tea;
   • competitions on preparation of a tea drink among foreigners.
3. Events at Mount Illimsan:
   • worship of mountain spirits;
   • competitions in family climbing;
   • tasting this drink, tea cakes from rice and tea ice cream;
   • crafts from Korean hanji paper;
   • bus tour of tea plantations.
4. Exhibitions:
   • wild plants;
   • traditional costume for a tea ceremony;
   • tea utensils;
   • "The Birth of Tea Flavor";
   • photos of plantations.

How to get to the tea museum?

From the cities of Gwangju and Mokpo pass buses with an interval of half an hour, the journey time is 1 hour 30 minutes. From Sunchon, you can drive to Poosong-gun County in 50 minutes. In the county, you need to change to a local bus, plying with an interval of 30 minutes, and after 20 minutes. you will be at the tea museum.

From March to October, the museum of tea can be reached from 10:00 to 18:00. In winter, from November to February, it works from 10:00 to 17:00. The entrance costs about $ 1.