The 21st Sancheong Herbal Medicine Festival Transitions to an Online Festival

All In-Person Events Such as Exhibitions and Experiences Canceled
Online Sales of Medicinal Herbs and Agricultural Specialties from September 1 to 30

Scenery of the Sancheong Herbal Medicine Festival Venue [Image Source=Sancheong-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The 21st Sancheong Herbal Medicine and Medicinal Herb Festival will be held as an online festival.

Gyeongnam Sancheong-gun and the Herbal Medicine and Medicinal Herb Festival Committee announced on the 18th that they decided this after holding an emergency general meeting.

This decision was made to ensure the safety of local residents and visitors due to the continued resurgence of COVID-19 and the government's social distancing measures.

Instead of holding face-to-face events such as exhibitions and experiences, the county plans to promote and sell Sancheong's excellent medicinal herbs and agricultural specialties online.

Existing major contents such as the ritual ceremony, Donguibogam award ceremony, Heo Jun Golden Bell quiz, and Madanggeuk performance will all be converted to online events.

In particular, to promote the online festival to many people, new festival programs such as the online herbal medicine past exam and crowdfunding for herbal medicine market stores will also be operated.

According to the festival committee, due to the online transition, promotional events will be held through various online channels for one month from September 1 to 30, earlier than the originally scheduled festival period.

Especially, to help the income of farmers who have been preparing for the festival, the county will promote and sell through its directly operated online mall, San-en Cheong Shopping Mall, and an event will be held where purchasers who buy over a certain amount during the festival period can apply for a festival package.

Along with this, the online Herbal Medicine and Medicinal Herb Festival homepage will actively promote local agricultural specialties, medicinal herbs, and crafts.

Im Jong-sik, chairman of the Herbal Medicine and Medicinal Herb Festival Committee, said, “Since various events will be held during the festival period where you can purchase clean valley Sancheong medicinal herbs and agricultural specialties at good prices online, we ask for your active participation. We hope that the transition of the Sancheong Herbal Medicine and Medicinal Herb Festival to an online festival will not only ensure the safety of our local farmers but also help overcome the COVID-19 pandemic in a practical way.”

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