Sancheong-gun Reopens Cultural and Tourist Facilities Suspended Due to COVID-19

Donguibogam Village, Mokmyeon Sibaeyuji, and Other Recreation Forests Open from the 22nd

Donguibogam Village Donguijeon
Photo by Sancheong-gun

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 16th that it will reopen cultural facilities that were temporarily closed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

From this day, the Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum, Expo Theme Hall, Sancheong Herbal Medicine Hall, and Donguijeon within Donguibogam Village will operate normally.

The operating hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is closed every Monday, and a limited-time free admission is offered for visitors exhausted by the prolonged COVID-19 impact.

Outdoor excursion facilities for families such as the Human New Organ Map, bear and tiger sculptures, the Zodiac Fountain Plaza, and Dongui Waterfall are very popular among children.

The ‘Hanbang Natural Recreation Forest,’ a resting space located in the upper forest of Donguibogam Village, is scheduled to reopen on the 22nd. To prevent COVID-19, rooms will be disinfected and ventilated every other day.

The ‘Hanbang Natural Recreation Forest’ is highly popular as it offers not only clean air, pure water, and beautiful scenery but also a healthy herbal medicine experience of Donguibogam Village. Inquiries and reservations can be made on the Forest Nadle website.

Along with the normal operation of Donguibogam Village, the Nammyung Memorial Hall in Sicheon-myeon, the Jirisan Partisan Suppression Exhibition Hall in the middle-class tourist area, the Cotton Cultivation Site in Danseong-myeon, the Sancheong Museum in Saengcho-myeon, and the Wood Carving Master Training Center will also reopen.

The Cotton Cultivation Site (National Designated Cultural Heritage Historic Site No. 108), built to commemorate the achievement of Samudang Moon Ik-jeom, who first succeeded in cultivating cotton at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty, exhibits the history of human clothing, the development of Korean clothing, the growth process of cotton, and methods of cotton utilization.

Until October, the ‘2021 Lively Cultural Heritage Cotton Play’ program will be operated only for pre-registered participants on the third Saturday of every month. Participants can enjoy exhibition tours, hands-on activities such as making cotton dolls using cotton and fabric, and Moon Ik-jeom lively road yutnori (traditional Korean board game).

A county official said, “We have completed all pre-inspections and quarantine measures to ensure safe use by normal operation of the facilities,” and urged, “Visitors should also strictly follow personal quarantine rules to ensure a safe outing.”

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