Gokseong-gun Selected for Multiple Projects in Cultural Heritage Administration's Public Contest

Four Projects Selected Including Local Cultural Heritage Utilization, Boosting Cultural Heritage Initiatives

A panoramic view of the Jeokinseonsa Pagoda at Taeansa Temple in Gokseong. Photo by Gokseong-gun

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Gokseong-gun (Governor Yu Geun-gi) has been selected for a large number of projects organized by the Cultural Heritage Administration, raising expectations for various cultural heritage-related projects in 2021.

On the 8th, Gokseong-gun announced that it had been selected for a total of four public projects, including two regional cultural heritage utilization projects in 2021, a nightscape lighting installation project, and a barrier-free space creation project. The total project cost is about 240 million KRW.

Among the two regional cultural heritage utilization projects, the Hyanggyo Seowon Cultural Heritage Utilization Project, under the theme "Festival Hanmadang - Let's Have Fun at Hyanggyo," plans to conduct programs such as educational experiences using VR at Gokseong Hyanggyo (Cultural Heritage Material No. 27) and Deokyang Seowon (Monument No. 56). Since 2016, Gokseong-gun has continued a six-year consecutive selection record for the Hyanggyo Seowon Cultural Heritage Utilization Project.

The other selected regional cultural heritage utilization project is the Saengsaeng Cultural Heritage Utilization Project. Under the theme "The First Cultural Heritage I Met," puppet shows and experiential learning programs will be held at the Seomjingang Dokkaebi Village and Macheonmok Shrine (Chungjeongmyo Monument No. 252). This marks a remarkable achievement of being consecutively selected for seven years since 2015.

The nightscape lighting installation project was selected for the first time this year. Nightscape lights will be installed at the old Gokseong Station (Registered Cultural Heritage No. 122) and its surroundings to provide tourists with opportunities to enjoy cultural heritage and various attractions even at night.

The barrier-free space creation project aims to enable socially vulnerable people with mobility difficulties to easily access cultural heritage. Gokseong-gun will promote a barrier-free space creation project at the Jeokinseonsa Pagoda (Treasure No. 273), the stupa of Monk Hyecheol of Jeokinseonsa Temple located in Taeansa, so that anyone can easily view it.

A county official said, "We will continue to discover various programs that utilize the value of cultural heritage and cultural assets so that many people can enjoy our county's cultural heritage up close."

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