The blackish mud
 
       
 

Boryeong boasts 9.9 million square meters of the brown stuff, and it's not just any old muck. Far from it. In fact, Boryeong is the only area to receive a certified credit from The Korea Institute of Geology, Mining and Materials for the quality of the mud on its tidelands. The blackish mud is rich in minerals such as germanium and bentonite

 

 
 

(highly effective in preventing wrinkles), and apparently radiates long infrared rays (which in case you wondered is a good thing). The Boryeong Mud Festival was started six years ago to make the most of this precious resource, and now attracts over a million visitors.

 
     
 
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- Boryeong Mud Festival Gets Grubby - ABC New
- South Korean mud festival attracts messy behavior - Wed Jul 16, 2008/ REUTERS
- Korean Mud Festival may Ban US Troops - July 16, 2008/ Headlines
- South Korea mud festival considers banning U.S. troops - July 17, 2008/ stripes
- South Korean mud festival attracts messy behavior - 2008.07.17/ NEWS
- Mud Festival in South Korea - June 19, 2008/ The Coast
- People play during 11th Boryeong Mud Festival - 2008.07.13/ CHINA DAILY
- South Korean mud festival attracts messy behavior - July 17, 2008/ People's Daily Online
- Big Breaks - Sunday Herald
- Muddy Fun in the Sun in S. Korea's Daecheon - July 20, 2008/ The Seoul Times
- Get Away From It All - 07.15.2008/ The Seoul Times
- Good Clean Fun - Jun. 19, 2006/ Time
- Mud Festival' in South Korea - BEIJINGREVIEW.COM
- Getting Down ‘n Dirty at Daecheon Beach - 07.17.2007/ The Seoul Times
- Boryeong Mud Festival Gets Grubby - 07.17.2007 / The Korea Times