Mapo-gu 'Gyeongui Line Book Street Book on-Air' YouTube Channel Operation

Yozoh & Im Kyung-sun's 'Author's Day'... Online Streaming at 9 PM on the 22nd... Reopening of All Walks (Bookstores, Exhibitions, Cultural Spaces) at Gyeongui Line Book Street from the 21st

Gyeongui Line Book Street 'Spatial Walk'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) will resume the operation of Gyeongui Line Book Street from the 21st to provide cultural activities for residents who have been frustrated due to the lack of cultural life.

Since May, the district has been offering various cultural and artistic contents online through the ‘Gyeongui Line Book Street Book on-Air’ YouTube channel, and with the reopening of Gyeongui Line Book Street, residents can now enjoy cultural and artistic programs not only online but also on-site anytime and anywhere.

Gyeongui Line Book Street, the nation’s first book-themed street, is located on the former Gyeongui Line railway site near Hongik University. Upon reopening, the operating hours will be shortened to Tuesday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

According to quarantine guidelines, visitors must use hand sanitizer, wear masks, and verify their visit via QR code upon entry. Access will be restricted if a visitor’s temperature is 37.5°C or higher during the fever check.

Currently, at the Gyeongui Line Book Street booth (‘Sanchaek’), an event is underway where customers who purchase books using Zero Pay receive a mask, hand sanitizer, and an eco-bag as gifts.

Amid ongoing social distancing, the district has been striving to create untact cultural spaces to sustain residents’ cultural lives. Through the ‘Gyeongui Line Book Street Book on-Air’ channel, content supporting a refreshing humanities vacation this summer will be introduced.

First, ‘Author’s Day’ featuring Yojo and Lim Kyung-sun will be streamed online for two hours starting at 9 p.m. on July 22. This session will offer deep, relatable stories that resonate not only with female readers but also with male readers who wish to understand women’s perspectives.

In early August, five videos of ‘#Everyone’s Art Play’ will be sequentially released on ‘Gyeongui Line Book Street Book on-Air’ to help parents, who are spending more time with their children due to prolonged home childcare, enjoy a refreshing vacation together with their kids.

Designed for children’s eye level, ‘#Everyone’s Art Play’ helps families experience unique activities at home through book-based play, allowing parents to recall forgotten childhood memories and children to explore new play using familiar materials.

Additionally, programs such as ‘[Humanities X] Together Yet Apart: The Trend’ and ‘[Architecture X] Spatializing Art and Culture’ will be held starting August 25 at the Gyeongui Line Book Street space Sanchaek. The ‘Humanities Reading Academy,’ which reflects the era of the one-person economy and youth lifestyle trends through humanities and architecture, will begin participant registration from the first week of August.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, stated, “As we reopen all bookstores, exhibitions, and cultural spaces at Gyeongui Line Book Street, we plan to operate safely in compliance with quarantine guidelines.” He added, “We hope that the reopening of Gyeongui Line Book Street and the rich content provided through its YouTube channel will help alleviate residents’ thirst for culture and the arts.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.