“Walking along the Book Village”
This course introduces the Paju Book City and Paju itself, walking along the “Forest of Wisdom” in Asia Publishing & Culture Information Center and the bookshop street.
The tour will be conducted with a publishing city commentator who is an expert on the city, and visitors would understand about the history, philosophy, books, ecology and architecture of the city.
“Book Festival for Children”
Book For Children is a vivid and happy book playground prepared by publishers themselves. Through the festival, Paju Book City develops and propagates various contents programs based on books, including meetings with writers, book-making experiences, development of fairy tales, and mini concerts.
“Paju Booksori”
Its main purpose is to celebrate the inter-Korean summit's "peace, a new beginning" and promote peace widely with various forms of culture. Also through various international events, Paju Book City will be established as the hub of the Asian publishing and culture movement. Based on the unique infrastructure of the city, Paju is widely known through the "Festival" created by readers, authors, publishers and local residents together.
“Book City Humanities Class”
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Publishers & Culture Industry Promotion Agency, the “Book City Liberal Arts School” is one of the largest humanities course program planned and operated in Paju and Seoul.
“International Publishing Conference”
International Publishing Conference is a annual event discussing about current issues by relating to publishing business. Topics varies from “Diplomatic Conflict in Korean Peninsula” to “Understanding Youtube”, and lecturer also varies in their professions.
It is held by Paju Book City and sponsored by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea.
“Forest of Wisdom”
Located on the first floor of the Asia Publishing and Culture Information Center, the Forest of Wisdom is a common study where valuable books are collected, preserved, managed and viewed together.
The Forest of Wisdom is a complex cultural space operated by the foundation since it was established in 2014 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
“Asia Publishing Culture Information Center”
The Asia Publishing Culture and Information Center is a complex cultural facility with large-scale training facilities, accommodations and cultural spaces. Multipurpose Hall with simultaneous interpretation facilities, event hall with various performances and exhibitions, and conference room with 250 seats offer international symposiums as well as large exhibitions and events. The outdoor event plaza, Asian Plaza, and the Garden of Water are used as a nice outdoor performance hall and a rest area set in mountains and cities.
“Jijihyang”
Jijihyang, a guest house that means "the home of paper," is a special resting place with the scent of beautiful books and old books. As it is connected to the Asia Publishing and Culture Information Center, you can use state-of-the-art training facilities such as the conference room and multi-purpose hall, as well as a forest of wisdom in an open reading culture space.
