Busan (부산), South Korea.

Busan is South Korea's second largest city, right after Seoul. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the world's fifth busiest seaport. This city has a lot of names, being Busan the most common, but it's original name was Busanpo. It was named after the shape of a mountain behind Busan Port.

Culture and attractions

Busan is a city filled with street vendors, but there are also large and jam-packed department stores with lots of different shops, which commonly include expensive ones. That's why there is one thing that connects all of Busan's people: they all love to shop, and they do it really often.

Jagalchi Market is a market set by the seashore; it sells various sea products and is one of Busan´s prides. It has a huge selection of fresh seafood, which starts to sell since early morning.

The greatest diference between Busan and the other Korean cities is that Busan has ocean tours, this means that you can explore the city and it's surrounding areas by ship.

Busan holds the largest aquarium in South Korea, it is called Busan Aquarium. There are aproximately 250 species with 40 separate exhibits wich include penguins, otters, piranha, sea jellies and much more.

One of the most significant festivals in Asia is held annually in this city, this is the the Busan International Film Festival or BIFF. The purpose of this festival is to introduce new films and fist-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. It includes a film market, various cinema funds, a 17-day film academy and a cinema forum.

Busan is also home of the Busan Biennale, a grand-scale art exhibition with the purpose of exposing local art on an international level and spreading modern art. This festival is held every two years and it consists of a Contemporary Art Exhibition, a Sea Art Exhibition and a Busan Sculpture Project.


Gastronomy
Most of the traditional dishes of Busan are a result from the Korean War, because the city was the biggest refugee destination at that time, so a lot of people went there and adapted the cities recipies. 
Some special dishes we can mention are: dongnae pajeon (savory pancakes with chili peppers and seafood), milmyeon (wheat flour noodle soup) and dwaeji gukbap (pork soup rice).