The 21st Online Sancheong Herbal Festival ... Successful Completion of the Heo Jun Golden Bell Challenge

Daegu Hanmedical University Student Joeun Receives Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award

Sancheong Herbal Medicine Festival Online Challenge Heo Jun Golden Bell
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The winner of the "Challenge Online Heo Jun Golden Bell," one of the main programs of the 21st Online Sancheong Herbal Medicine Festival, was decided to be Jo Eun, a second-year student at Daegu Haany University.

Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 16th that the "Challenge Online Heo Jun Golden Bell," held in a four-way live broadcast format to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), was successfully completed with the participation of about 90 Korean medicine university students nationwide.

The Heo Jun Golden Bell has been held as a unit event of the Sancheong Herbal Medicine Festival since 2007 to widely promote Sancheong's anti-aging industry to Korean medicine students across the country.

This competition was mainly held at the Sancheong-gun Culture and Arts Center, with special stages set up at each university such as Daegu Haany University, Daejeon University, and Wonkwang University’s Korean Medicine departments, and conducted in a multi-way live broadcast format.

Professor Park Yong-gi of Dongguk University and announcer Kwon Eun-kyung hosted the event, presenting questions on pharmacognosy and basic Korean medicine, leading to a heated contest.

Especially this year, Han Myeong-hwa, the first grand prize winner, delivered questions via video, sending a message of encouragement to juniors in Korean medicine. Also, Tae Jin-ah, Gangnam, and the twin comedians Sang-ho and Sang-min appeared in videos to present questions, helping to ease the participants' tension.

In this competition, Jo Eun, a second-year student at Daegu Haany University, rang the golden bell and received the honor of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award.

Jo Eun expressed a confident aspiration, saying, "I did not expect to be the last one standing. After graduation, I will become an excellent Korean medicine doctor like Heo Jun and contribute to the development of Korean medicine."

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