Hanam-si, 'Finding Regional Cultural Identity'... Discovering Hidden Historical Resources

Novelist Hosts 'Kim Yujeong Forum'... Discussing Local Culture, Historical Figures, and Their Relations

Scene from Novelist Kim Yu-jeong Forum [Provided by Goyang City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Hanam City in Gyeonggi Province is undertaking various activities to discover and reexamine hidden historical and cultural resources and local materials throughout the region to find the city's historical identity.

According to the city on the 16th, the 'Kim Yu-jeong Forum' was held on the 8th at the Hanam Culture and Arts Center's small theater and was live-streamed on YouTube. The forum recorded 238 simultaneous viewers and a cumulative view count of 2,292.

The forum was planned to discuss Hanam City's cultural identity through its relationship with historical figures, and it explored the life and literature of the novelist Kim Yu-jeong, as well as his connection to Hanam, through four thematic presentations.

Lee Soon-won, director of the Kim Yu-jeong Literature Village, proposed the 'Kim Yu-jeong Road' connecting Chuncheon and Hanam, using the theme of 'Kim Yu-jeong's Life and Literature' as a medium.

Lee Sang-beom, secretary general of the Hanam Cultural Center, presented on the theme 'Hanam's Mountain Village with Kim Yu-jeong,' suggesting through various interview materials and local data the possibility that Kim Yu-jeong's literary trajectory could extend beyond Seoul and Chuncheon to Hanam.

Yoo Byung-sang, director of the Hanam Cultural Center, recalled the little-known fact that Kim Yu-jeong's death and the scattering of his ashes took place in Paldang, Hanam City.

Additionally, Oh Young-joo, a teacher at Hanam High School, presented on 'The World of Kim Yu-jeong's Literature in the School Field,' discussing how Kim Yu-jeong's literature is reflected in the education system of later generations and what values it holds.

Kim Sang-ho, mayor of Hanam City, stated, "This meaningful forum served as an opportunity to remember Mr. Kim Yu-jeong, who spent his life in Hanam, and to highlight the literary trajectory connecting Chuncheon and Hanam City. We will continue to spotlight figures from Hanam to find the 'Hanam-ness' and prepare for Hanam's next chapter."

Meanwhile, novelist Kim Yu-jeong was born in Chuncheon and left behind 30 works, including Spring Spring, Sudden Shower, and Camellia, before passing away from tuberculosis at the age of 30 in Sangok, Hanam City, in 1937.

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