Jinju-si Selected for 2022 Cultural Heritage Night Project by Cultural Heritage Administration

Secured 140 Million KRW in National Funding for "Jinju Swaemirok, Stories of Jinju Fortress Commoners"

Night View of Jinju Fortress and Chokseokru Pavilion
Photo by Jinju City

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City in Gyeongnam announced on the 15th that it has secured 140 million won in national and provincial funding after being selected for the Cultural Heritage Administration's 2022 Cultural Heritage Night Tour Project with the theme "Jinju Swaemirok, Stories of the Common People of Jinju Fortress."

The Cultural Heritage Night Tour Project is a nighttime open cultural heritage utilization project centered on Jinju Fortress, National Historic Site No. 118, utilizing seven intangible cultural heritages including Jinju Geommu and 13 tangible cultural heritages within Jinju Fortress such as the General Kim Si-min's Monument of Military Achievements. The total project cost amounts to 250 million won.

The theme of the night tour consists of eight "Ya" elements: night view, night road, night history, night story, night talk, night food, night market, and night lodging. It includes ▲ installation of landscape lighting within Jinju Fortress ▲ video screenings and exhibitions ▲ intangible cultural heritage performances and lectures ▲ Sanhongi's Jinju Table ▲ a marketplace outside the fortress gate, offering a variety of sights and experiences.

A city official stated, "Through this night tour project, we plan to revive the original functions of cultural heritage while adding modern functions, promoting participation from cultural artists, merchants, and local residents alike, to achieve regional economic revitalization through the industrialization of cultural heritage."

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