Dinosaur Exposition to Take Place in Goseong, South Korea

An international dinosaur exposition will take place next month in Goseong, South Korea.

The Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo will display rare fossils and vivid models of the extinct animal species using state-of-the-art media technology.

The Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo will begin on 1 April for a 73-day run in Goseong, about 466 kilometers south of Seoul.

Goseong is known for its quantity and variety of dinosaur fossils with more than 4,000 dinosaur footprints.

Since its inaugural opening in 2006, the Dinosaur World Expo has been a rare success among events organized by South Korean municipalities.

The number of visitors climbed steadily to a record 1.78 million in 2012, with twice as many foreigners, or 90,000, traveling to see the exhibition then as in 2006.

In 2012, the organizing committee posted a net profit of 10.7 billion won, with the economic effect for Goseong estimated at 220 billion won.

See other recent news regarding: South Korea