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CicLAvia participants get a taste of Korea

April 7, 2014
The Korean Cultural Center L.A., which is located along Wilshire Blvd. did its best to spread Korean culture to CicLAvia participants.

The Korean Cultural Center L.A., which is located along Wilshire Blvd. did its best to spread Korean culture to CicLAvia participants.

By Tae Hong

More than 100,000 pedestrians and bicyclists crowded Los Angeles’ Wilshire Blvd. for the annual environment- and health-friendly CicLAvia Sunday.

Residents of Koreatown, which runs through the historic street, did its best to spread Korean culture to participants.

The Wilshire Center-Koreatown Neighborhood Council set up booths promoting Koreatown while the Korean Cultural Center L.A., which is located along Wilshire Blvd., had a special opening to promote Korean culture.

The center offered Korean flag fans, postcards, posters and culture brochures at no cost to visitors.

“This year, we had a fun party inviting everyone to join in on a samulnori dance,” said Jo Hye-na, public relations officer of the center. They also opened a photo exhibit to promote famous Korean attractions.

At the booths in the parking lot of the Korean embassy, Korean cuisine and hands-on experiences of Korean folk games attracted passerbys.

CicLAvia, in its ninth year, closed down a six-mile stretch of Wilshire Blvd. for the day to encourage people to ride bicycles and walk in lieu of riding their cars.