Hi, Naminara story Blog Readers!
It's Angie^^

For good parenting, internationally many parents believe that 'reading books' is helpful for
children's intellectual development.

In fact, parents try hard(?!) in several ways to make their children to get an interest in reading and
be familiar with books. Some kids, without their parents' great devotion, know the fun of reading.
For those kids, parents are willing to get more books with pleasure and even at this moment,
their livingroom might be ready to open for 'Home Library'. lol

And I am pretty sure these parents who have interests in all these book stuffs for their kids,
might heard of The Hans Christian Andersen Awards : 1956 - 2008.

The Hans Christian Andersen Awards is well known as the best awards for specialists in Children Literacy and Illustratration. It would be very honored if your name has brought up on the list of candidates for the Awards; it is like 'Novel Prize' in children's book field.

Since the first Hans Christian Andersen Awards had formed in 1956, IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) selects one best illustrator and one children literacy author once in every 2 yrs.

Till now there are total 55 prize winners including 22 illustrators and 28 authors.

The prize winners are the present best of the illustrators and authors who are all remarkably contributed to the development of Children Literacy.

Golden medal and certificate are granted to Andersen Awards winners. The conferment ceremony proceed during IBBY general meeting in every 2 yrs.

Moreover, as Bookbird Magazine reports all the process of selecting winners of Hans Christian Andersen Awards on the magazines, its authority and fairness to choose winners are guaranteed and
acknowledged.

International Board on Books for Young people.

International Board on Korean committee Books for Young People.

Hans Christian Andersen Awards Winners 1956-2008
 

Last 31st March, 2008.
The 27th Hans Christian Andersen Award was held in Bologna, Italy.
And the most important news!!!
Its official sponsor had been changed from 'Nissan' to Nami Island in Korea.

Japan-based Nissan has sponsored 'The Hans Christian Andersen Awards' for last 16yrs but
For next 10 years from 2009, Naminara Republic(Nami Island) in Korea officially is Andersen's sponsor.
 
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Looking back, Nami Island's International Children's Book Festival(NAMBOOK) raised
'Boom' of Children's books in Korea.

The festival has reached its 5th birthday on this coming October and it is widely seen as remarkable book festival in Korea and more than 70countries are participating in this festival nowadays.

Nami Island has been selected as an official sponsor of Hans Christian Andersen Awards
since last year; AND Nami families who fell in love with NAMBOOK International Children Book Festival and work under the moto of 'Eat, Drink, Spread books on a floor, Roll over in books and Rest on them. Just Be the one with them' took it as an international acknowledgement for their great effort and devotion to manage such a big cultural festival. Hooray~!

Nami Island and Nami families are so happy to be the sponsor of Andersen Awards, we even named a ferry to Nami Island after 'The Little Mermaid' of Andersen's children's story.

We are all excited getting ready for the next NAMBOOK010 International Book Festival right now.
We try to make it more creative and new and includes different types of activities, exhibitions, various cultural experiences and story-telling etc.

Come and visit to fairy tale Nami Island on October while NAMBOOK International Book Festival is holding on Nami Island in 2010. It would be fantastic!!

IBBY Announces New Sponsor of Hans Christian Andersen Awards
 

IBBY is delighted to announce that Nami Island Inc. of South Korea has generously agreed to sponsor the Hans Christian Andersen Awards for the next ten years!  

Nami Island is an extraordinary island, owned by the Minn family and lying in the Bukhangang River, to which Korean families come for day trips, and where they encounter the wonderful world of books. The annual NAMBOOK festival that attracts children’s books, performers, and artists from around the world; the Centre for Environmental Studies; the Artists’ Centre and residential cottages where artisans and artists can come to work and live with nature; the UNICEF pavilion; the outdoor sculpture garden; and most especially, the numerous little nature libraries scattered throughout the island, make this one of the most extraordinary places in the world for children, as well as adults, to encounter books.

Led by the brilliant South Korean designer, illustrator, writer and current president of KBBY, Woo-hyon Kang, it is hard to imagine a more perfect sponsor for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Awards. IBBY is deeply grateful for this exciting new sponsorship.

At this moment, IBBY would also like to express its gratitude for the sixteen-year long sponsorship of the awards by the Nissan Motor Company of Tokyo, which, will culminate at the 31st IBBY Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark in September this year, where Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is expected to present the 2008 awards. Nissan’s funding has allowed the Hans Christian Andersen Award to maintain its unquestioned status. We thank the Nissan Motor Company with all our hearts for their most warmly appreciated support.

The Award’s international jury and the incontestable quality of its laureates assure that the Hans Christian Andersen Awards are still the most prestigious awards in the world of children’s books. IBBY’s international network of 72 countries ensures that the laureates’ books are known and read throughout the world. As Katherine Paterson once said after winning the Award in 1998: “The Hans Christian Andersen Award gave me the world.”

Now, we can move towards the next ten years, secure in the confidence that we have an exciting and vibrant new sponsor. Within the IBBY family, Woo-Hyon Kang and Nami Island are famous for their generosity, energy, enthusiasm and for the magic that they bring to everything they undertake. We believe that with their help the Hans Christian Andersen Awards will flourish and that we can bring the prize and its laureates to the world in even more effective and dynamic ways.

Patsy Aldana, IBBY President 
Bologna 2008, March 31, 2008

           Come and visit Nami Island>>>>> www.namisum.com

Hi all,
This is Angie^^

We tried to photographed Naminara Republic's beautiful scenery in winter
and captured adorable Nami animals :)

Hi~! I'm Nami chipmunk~~!

Nami Island inside the square box! Guess where it is! kk  

Confess my LOVE to y.o.u

The stone landmark of Nami Island Hotel, Jeonggwanru. Will you walk with me?

Geese standing by a pond

                Aren't you cold?!?! I will blow on your feet to keep them warm HOO~ HOO~

Greetings Nami Story Blog readers!
It's Angie again :)

When you think of 'Planning the schedule for travel by public transportation'
You might think of this word first. 'Tiring' kkk

It might tires you.
But, u do not need to worry about driving all the way to travel and come back home.
Moreover, you would have more time to talk to your fellows or strangers and local people to get to know each other more and to exchange good traveling info and share life stories; it added zest to the travel!!

So, you may take it as an advantage!

Plus! You know nowadays our government is promoting 'Green Tourism' and 'Green Consumption'.

For that reason, using public transportation actually give lots of help to the rising new system of     'Green Consumption'

So, we prepare for 'How to go to Nami Island' -Series 3. By Bus-

Well, wanna go for trip to Nami Island with me?! Let's go right now! :)

[Related pages]

Series 1.  I am on the Nami shuttle bus going to Nami Island~! hehe
Series 2.  How to go to Nami Island -Series 2. By Train-

1. From Seoul to Nami Island by bus: Bus - Taxi/Town Bus - Ferry - Nami Island.

[Routes]

Dong-seoul/ Sangbong Bus/ Chuncheon Terminal -- Gapyeong Terminal -- Nami parking lot -- Nami Island.

[Fare and Time]

Bus : Dong-seoul Terminal - Gapyeong Terminal (6,100won / 1h - 1h 20mins)
Sangbong Terminal - Gapyeong Terminal (5,600won / 1h 20mins)
Taxi : Gapyeong station - Nami Island parking lot (3,500won / 5mins)
Town Bus : Gapyeng Terminal - Nami parking lot (1,000won / 5mins)
Ferry : Nami parking lot - Nami Island (8,000won / 5mins)

[From Dong-seoul Terminal]

Take a bus at Dong-seoul Terminal and get off at Gapyeong Terminal.
The earliest bus departs at 6:20am and the latest at 10:05pm.
From Gapyeong Terminal to Nami parking lot, you may take either one of taxi or town bus.
For Nami parking lot to Nami Island, ferry departs in every 20mins.

2. Bus Schedule for Seoul to Nami Island.

             1) Dong-seoul Terminal -- Gapyeong Bus Schedule

             2) Sangbong Terminal - Gapyeong Bus Shedule

             3) Gapyeong Terminal - Nami Parking lot town bus schedule

3. Inquiries.

If you want to get more specific information(ticketing and locations)about transportation to Nami Island, please dial to one of these numbers below.

Dong-seoul Terminal  1688-5979  www.ti21.co.kr
Sangbong Terminal  02-323-5885 / 435-2129  http://tm.jamycar.co.kr
Chuncheon Intercity Bus Terminal  033-241-0285  www.chterminal.co.kr
Gapyeong Intercity Bus Terminal  031-582-2308
Gapyeong call taxi  031-582-2141

Come and visit Nami Island>>>>> www.namisum.com

Nami Island is...

"Situated 63km from Seoul in the middle of the Han River.
The island looks like a leaf floating gracefully on top of Cheongpyeong Lake.

The island has an area of 460,000㎡ and a circumference of 5km.
Formed with pebbles and sand, there are no mountains in the island.
There are trees tall enough to touch the sky, along with big grass fardens where deers,
 ostriches, rabbits, squirrels, ducks and countless types of birds live together
providing a place where man and nature can coexist.

Nami Island was named after General Nami,
A brave name from Korean history who courageously fought in battles and dies at the age of 26.
 In 1965, thousands of trees were planted by Mr. Pyong-Do, Minn.

The rain used to transform this place into an island.
It is now a land of songs and fairytales.
It became an island with the construction of Cheongpyeong dam.

Nami Island today provides a warm place to rest, where people can relax.
Human beings, animals and trees share peace,
 love and harmony far away from crowds and civilization."

                                                                                          www.namisum.com

Hi, all.
This is ANGIE.
 You are all welcome to Nami Island
The Song Island
Fairytale Island
Imaginative Island
The Wonderland of Naminara Republic.

www.namisum.com    http://blog.namisum.com

Hi, all^^

How was today?
It was about -14℃ in Seoul.
I just had a nice dinner with sis Eun-gom(her nickname) lol
and feel so comfy and full right now. It is perfect timing to write Nami story :)

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Environmentally-friendly Green development.
Green-tourism.
Recycling.
These words are very familiar to Nami Island.

'SOJOO' bottle tiles on the wall that bounds Nami toilets

In the past, Nami Island had been once called as an amusement ground, full of garbages and bottles of Korean alcohol(SOJOO)! Nobody liked it.

But!

Nami Island takes this setback as an opportunity to turn over a new leaf.

The origin of problematic subject on Nami Island, 'SOJOO Bottles' became Nami's representative
'E-SEUL Garden'. E-SEUL Garden thesedays is decorated with SOJOO bottles.

E-SEUL means DEW in Korean. And in this case, E-SEUL came from the brand name of Korean SOJOO which is named Ahchim E-SEUL. (Ahchim E-SEUL = The morning dew)

Once SOJOO bottles were garbages and now these bottles are reborn as nice installation arts.

One of the popular gardens in Nami Island, E-SUEL garden!!

Besides E-SEUL Garden, Nami Island tried to find a way to transform(recycle) lots of garbages to art works. Nature and Ecosystem are hold at the center of Nami Industries.

Environmentally-friendly sightseeing scenic spot,
Naminara Republic!!

Many art works and sculptures on Nami Island are good examples for lots of big and small companies in Korea to encourage them to use recyclable wastes.

Ginko tree leaves from Songpa-Gu.
Marvelous tree that bears empty cosmetic bottles of SUL-HWA-SU(설화수). ^0^
Environmental sculptures made by employees from POSCO.
The fountain decorated by Scrapped glasses from SAMSUNG.
(attached pictures below)

Ginko tree leaves from Songpa-Gu

 

                  Marvelous tree that bears empty cosmetic bottles of SUL-HWA-SU(설화수). ^0^

To do recycling is not only about saving lots of money and solving problems how to dispose lots of amounts of wastes produced on Nami Island in proper, clear and perfect way.

Above all, all those wastes would be 'environmentally-friendly' disposed for common good.

Environmental sculptures made by employees from POSCO.

What Nami Corporation do right now possibly could be one of great solutions for running recycling system actively in Korea.

For people who come and visit Nami Island, without any doubt, Nami family will keep trying to produce recycled creative art works.

Hi, all!
The year of Tiger, 2010 has started with lots of snow.
White snow almost piled up to my knee and it caused severe traffic jam. -0-
My friend grumbled "I should not get on a BUS! I bet it would be a lot faster if I walk!"

I strongly recommend you to use train rather than taking a bus to come to Nami Island especially
when it is rainy or snowing. If you are wondering romantic love story, you are on right timing at perfect place.

   [ Trip to Nami Island by Gyeongchun Line : Departs from Chungyanri station ]

I am quite sure you would enjoy trip by train to Nami Island!
From Cheongyangri train station to Nami Island, you would get chances to get on a ferry and 
 either one of bus or taxi as well.  What a variety!!^0^

First of all, you may take a train at cheungyangri station and get off at Gapyung station. From Gapyung station to Nami parking lot, you may choose either one of bus or taxi. It takes only 3min from Gapyung train station to bus station(at Gapyung Bus terminal.)

Cheongyangri station to Gapyung station
The first train departs at 6:10am, the last one at 10:00pm.
The train departs in every 50mins.
Please, make sure that you check the train schedule before you leave. :)

[Route]  Cheongyangri - Gapyung - Nami Island

[Fare and Method]   Train : Cheongyangri - Gapyung (4,000won / 1hr 20mins) 
                              Taxi  : Gapyung station - Nami Island's Parking lot and Wharf (3,500won / 5mins)
                               Bus  : Gapyung Bus Station - Nami Island's Parking lot and Wharf
                                         (1,000won / 5mins)


 [Train Fare]

      The source of information : Korail inquiry


[Train Time Schedule]
Cheongryanri station to Gapyung station.

 The source of inquiry : Ecopia Gapyung Guidepost. 


Gapyung station to Cheongryanri station.

 The source of inquiry : Ecopia Gapyung Guidepost. 


[Inquiry and reference]
Nami Island Homepage : www.namisum.com 
Chuncheon Nami Tourist Information Center 031-580-8151~2 
Ecopia Gapyung : http://www.gtour.go.kr/site/tour/sub07/07_01_02_04.jsp
Korail : http://www.korail.com
 






                       Come and play on Nami Island -----> www.namisum.com

  
  



 

  This exhibition at Seoul Art Center display all
unique products(about 200 kinds) of Naminara as well as sell them in resonable prices.

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Glazes mixed with wild flower to make papers.
Brand New Nami calender and post cards.
Flattened Korean So-ju bottle tile and decoration.
Korean traditional family game 'Yut'. Those four sticks of yut are made of Nami trees.
Arts craft studio in Nami Island make rings and house decorations using glass and pottery etc.        
(come and check these out! ^0^//)

No entrance fee is needed and plus, if you spend more than 20,000 won,
you get a free ticket to Nami Island!
Yeah eeeee~!

[Bonus]

Okay. It has been more than 2-weeks since the National Brand Exhibition open on Dec. 3.
I go to the Art Center three times a week and everytime I go there so many people ask me the same questions; many people get confused as Naminara Republic is one of countries in Africa.  Sometimes people are looking at the flag of Naminara Republic and questioned if this country has any relationship with Turkey. And... it made me to think. 'It would be great if I wrote some of it on our Blog!'

I am so pleased to inform you all and these following are my answers to them.

Q : Where is Naminara Republic?

A : Naminara Republic is the Nami Island that is located at the boundary of
     Gyonggydo, Gapyung and Kangwondo, Chooncheon.
     Naminara, the beautiful scenic spot, is craving for such a wonderland and imaginary world
     come true in reality for people who love nature, culture and arts.
     In fact, we became independent on March. 1st, 2006.
     As we hold diverse international festivals and events, we are working worldwide and   
     have very  warm-hearted international relationships.

Q : Why Nami Island is named after 'Naminara Republic'?

A : First of all, it is fun. Who could think about such an idea to build a 'nation' in Korea. 
     It is not possible.  Our moto is 'Do sth opposite, Try sth different!'
     We want to be different and the one tourist attraction that represents Korea well.

한글로 읽고 싶다면~!

www.namisum.com

Hi, this is Angie again!

Have you heard about the wonderland of Naminara Republic?!

Nami Island is an imaginary world where nothing is impossible.
Today I am going to give you an instructive tip about what should be on your
'Must to do' list to have more constructive weekends!! lol

'Naminara Republic National Brand Exhibition'

[Period] 2009. 12.3(Thur) - 2009. 12. 27(Sun)
[Location]  V-gallery in Seoul Art Center, Seoul SerCho-dong

For this exhibition, sightseeing posters and memorable souvenirs about 200 different kinds are created by several talented artists. They all get inspired from 12 main symbols of Nami Island such as Metasequoia Lane, Recycling, The Ostriches, Namimaid, Winter Sonata, Art Craft Studio and International Children's Book Festival etc.

Glazes mixed with wild flower to make papers.
Flattened Korean So-ju bottle tile and decoration.
Korean traditional family game 'Yut'. Those four sticks of yut are made of Nami trees.
etc...
These products are all indigenous to Nami Island.

Moreover, Nami Island managed <The Conspiracy of Cultural Products> with the Seoul Art Center on last October for this exhibition and better condition for Korean tourism industries. All products at the exhibition were selected among the best of the best.

If you are looking for good presents for the end of the year,
you are all welcome to come and visit our <Naminara Republic National Brand Exhibition>

I am telling you again~!

It's open from 2009.12.3 till 12.27 at V-gallery in Seoul Art Center.

Hope to see you there^^