Actors at the Gimje Horizon Festival dance to “Gangnam Style” by South Korean singer Psy, Oct. 14, 2012, in Gimje, South Korea. This was the 14th year the city held the festival, which celebrates unique aspects of South Korean culture and its harvest season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brigitte N. Brantley)
Attendees at the Gimje Horizon Festival enjoy traditional music Oct. 14, 2012, in Gimje, South Korea. Gimje is famous for its high-quality rice and also is home to Asia’s oldest irrigation facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Schocker)
A Korean boy poses for the camera at the Gimje Horizon Festival Oct. 14, 2012, in Gimje, South Korea. Last year, about 1.4 million people traveled to the festival to see and learn first-hand about the region’s agricultural traditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brigitte N. Brantley)
An attendee at the Gimje Horizon Festival shows off a grasshopper he caught Oct. 14, 2012, in Gimje, South Korea. The five-day festival, which featured traditional Korean crafts, folk dances and performances, and a traditional wedding, let visitors get an up-close look at Korean culture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Schocker)
Balloons float behind a South Korean flag during the Gimje Horizon Festival Oct. 14, 2012, in Gimje, South Korea. More than 60 members from the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, made the trip to learn about Korean agricultural traditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Schocker)
Men at the Gimje Horizon Festival play a traditional Korean game Oct. 14, 2012, in Gimje, South Korea. The number of spots they get to move around the circle depends on how many of the orange playing pieces land with the flat side up. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brigitte N. Brantley)
An actor at the Gimje Horizon Festival performs a comedic skit for the crowd Oct. 14, 2012, in Gimje, South Korea. About 60 Wolf Pack members traveled to the festival to learn more about South Korean culture and agriculture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brigitte N. Brantley)
A monk at Gumsan Temple in Gumsan, South Korea, prays to a Buddhist statue Oct. 14, 2012. Service members had the opportunity to see many different aspects of Korean culture during their time on the peninsula by participating in various cultural tours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brigitte N. Brantley)
About 60 members from the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, visited Gumsan Temple in Gumsan, South Korea, Oct. 14, 2012. During Chinese rule of the country, Buddhism and Confucianism became two of the dominant religions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Schocker)
One of South Korea’s colorful deities watches over visitors to the Gumsan Temple in Gumsan, South Korea, Oct. 14, 2012. Visiting religious sites is one way American service members can get a better understanding of their host culture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Schocker)
10/16/2012 - KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- About 60 Kunsan Airmen took the chance Oct. 14 to visit a local temple before heading to the Gimje Horizon Festival. Both of these South Korean spots gave Americans the chance to learn more about their host country's culture up close.
