Daraengi Village, a yellow sea of paddy rice fields

Chosun.com Media Report Team media@chosun.com

Rice fields are normally formed on flatlands, but in Daraengi Village in Namhae, Gyeongnam, they are sprawled across stair-shaped paddies. Naturally formed in vallies or hilly areas, a scene of the paddy rice fields will have you filled with awe in no time.

The fieds are filled with rape flowers every mid April, creating a sea of yellow flowers gently swaying in the warm breeze.

　　

  <Daraengi Village in Namhae, Gyeongnam>

Arrive at the Namhae Intercity Bus Terminal and take a bus to Gacheon Village. Try not to sleep on your way there because the bus travels on a coastal road, where you can relish breathtaking scenery of the ocean out the windows.

Right after you arrive at your destination, head straight to the pavilion, where you can see the entire village in a single glance. The rice paddies and sea will spread endlessly before you. 

<Clockwise from top: A flower drawn on a roof; the Amsu Rock; and a mural.>

After a view from the pavilion, stroll through the village while looking at the wall paintings, which humorously depict the village life.

Right pass the alley, you will meet the Amsu Rock, or the female and male rock. Legend has it that a sterile woman can give birth after wishing upon the rock which resembles the genitals of a woman and man.

<Rape flowers are heavenly blossomed along t

he Slow Tour Course in Daraengi Village.>

Walk pass the Amsu Rock and you will soon arrive at the Jikye Road, or the A-frame road. A-frame is a type of an agricultural carrier traditionally used in Korea. The 2.5 km-long trail saturated with rape flowers makes the perfect photo zone, too.

Keep walking, and you will soon see a bridge that connects the village with an island. Once you arrive at the island, don't forget to look back at the village, for the mesmerizing scene will make you feel you're standing in the middle of the ocean.

<A view from the island>

Meanwhile, the Daraengi Rice Paddy Festival will be held in June, where you can experience various facets of traditional Korean agriculture like sleigh-riding in a rice field, catching mudfish, rice planting and harrowing a field.

For more information about the festival, call +82-55-864-2131.

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