Since ancient times, Yeongcheon has been famous for the gathering of medicinal herbs and accumulating national fame for its advanced oriental medicine.
As such Yeongcheon is holding Yeongcheon Herb Medicine Festival October every year in order to systemize traditional oriental medicine industry and to grow it as the major local industry.
During the herb medicine festival, there will be such events as competition for cutting medicinal herbs, comparative exhibition, etc. And free diagnosis of individual physical constitution and free medical examination and treatment with oriental medicine, etc would be provided and a variety of performances will also be offered at night