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Seoul Korean Medicine Promotion Center Chimtongjeon Minhwa Painting

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) announced that starting from the 25th, it will hold a special exhibition titled "Wishes for Longevity, Embracing Digital and Color," incorporating 3D science and technology in the digital museum era.

The exhibition will be held in the lobby on the first floor of the Seoul Korean Medicine Promotion Center.

This special exhibition was planned to provide an opportunity to experience our Korean medicine artifact, the chimtong (acupuncture needle case), not in its traditional form but as 3D content combined with scientific technology and as beautiful artworks reinterpreted by contemporary artists.

Experts from various fields collaborated for this special exhibition.

With consultation from Kyung Hee University College of Korean Medicine, the exhibition includes rich content about acupuncture needles. To realize the artifact hologram, they participated in the 2020 Ministry of the Interior and Safety Korea Intelligent Information Society Promotion Agency public project worth 200 million KRW, building 3D digital data content such as 3D scanning, filming, and data color mapping.

Additionally, contemporary minhwa (folk painting) artists were invited to transform the folk paintings engraved on the chimtong, which symbolize health and wishes for longevity, into refined artworks, adding value through meticulous work.

"Wishes for Longevity, Embracing Digital and Color" signifies the new transformation of the chimtong and acupuncture needles, symbols of health, longevity, and healing.

Visitors can experience ▲chimtong holograms created through 3D digital data work ▲new appearances of chimtong patterns reinterpreted by contemporary minhwa artists ▲the medical principles of acupuncture ▲modernization and scientification of acupuncture ▲and various stories about acupuncture as everyday medicine.

Mayor You Deok-yeol of Dongdaemun-gu said, "This exhibition prepared at the wellness facility, Seoul Korean Medicine Promotion Center, allows people to enjoy both health and culture at once, so we ask for your great interest," adding, "We hope this special exhibition becomes a new path to overcome COVID-19."

As part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Seoul Korean Medicine Promotion Center (Seoul Yakryeongsi Korean Medicine Museum), which had been temporarily closed, partially reopened on January 21. Despite difficulties in providing museum exhibition guide services due to COVID-19, voice guide devices have been installed to offer convenience to visitors.

For more information, please contact the Seoul Korean Medicine Promotion Center.

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