Learning About the Traditional Temple Hoapsa and the City-Designated Cultural Property Seokbuljwasang

Published 27 Jun.2021 10:31(KST)

Geumcheon-gu Conducts 2021 Local Cultural Heritage Utilization Project... Free Participation Applications Open from June to October on 'Education Sharing Cooperative' Internet Cafe

Learning About the Traditional Temple Hoapsa and the City-Designated Cultural Property Seokbuljwasang

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) will carry out the “2021 Local Cultural Heritage Utilization Project,” which includes various programs such as education, performances, and exhibitions utilizing local cultural heritage, from June to October.

The project is being carried out by the Education Sharing Cooperative, a village project specialist organization, with plans to re-examine the cultural heritage value of Seoul Hoamsanseong Fortress and Hoapsa Temple’s Seokbuljwasang (Yaksa Buddha) through this project.

This project consists of the “Living Cultural Heritage” program, based on Seoul Hoamsanseong Fortress, and the “Traditional Mountain Temple Cultural Heritage” program, based on the traditional temple Hoapsa and the Seokbuljwasang.

In the “Living Cultural Heritage” program, under the theme “Excitement at Hoamsanseong Fortress (Historic Site No. 343),” exploration, experience, education, exhibition, and performance festival programs such as ▲Let’s promote the fortress! ▲Let’s learn about the fortress! ▲Let’s climb the fortress! ▲Let’s enjoy the fortress! will be conducted.

In particular, the district expects Hoamsanseong Fortress to firmly establish itself as Geumcheon-gu’s representative cultural heritage by linking the exhibition program, promoted through a resident public contest, with festivals such as puppet shows.

The “Traditional Mountain Temple Cultural Heritage” program, under the theme “Hoapsa, the Symbol of Healing and Wishes, Yaksa Buddha,” consists of exploration and programs such as ▲The road to Hoapsa ▲Tell your wish ▲Outdoor escape game to experience temple culture ▲Autumn at the temple, including Beopgo drum performances, Yak-hap making, temple culture experiences, and humanities lectures.

This project was prepared to enhance the cultural identity of Geumcheon-gu residents through the story of Hoapsa, a temple with a patriotic spirit that contributed to the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, and to provide opportunities for cultural enjoyment to culturally marginalized groups.

The executing organization, Education Sharing Cooperative, stated, “By gathering the achievements of past projects and conducting resident-participatory programs, we plan to enable residents to directly feel and enjoy the historical value of local cultural heritage and become cultural guardians who protect cultural heritage themselves.”

The district plans to expand the base so that the millennial generation can easily access cultural heritage by diversifying the fusion of cultural heritage and content through the incorporation of 4th industrial revolution technologies and game methods, responding to the non-face-to-face society triggered by the 4th industrial revolution era and COVID-19.

The programs will be held from June to October, and applications can be made through the Education Sharing Cooperative and internet cafes.

Mayor Yu Seong-hoon said, “We will continuously promote cultural heritage maintenance projects and local customized cultural heritage utilization projects to take a step forward as a cultural city, Geumcheon-gu,” and added, “I hope many residents will take time to care for and enjoy our cultural heritage through various cultural heritage utilization programs.”