County Governor Seo Chunsu: "It Will Become a Tourist Attraction Reflecting on the Poor and Hungry Times"... Rice Harvesting Experience Event Held

After Reenacting Traditional Rice Transplanting Method for 5 Months, Rice Harvest Also Done Traditionally
Seo County Governor Continues Efforts for 2023 National Important Agricultural Heritage Registration

Traditional Terraced Rice Paddy Harvesting Experience Event [Image Source=Hamyang-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 14th, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, held a rice harvesting experience event at Doma Village in Macheon-myeon as part of the 'Restoration Project of Macheon Terraced Rice Fields at the Foot of Jirisan,' which is being promoted for registration as a 2023 National Important Agricultural Heritage.

On this day, about 40 participants including County Governor Seo Chun-soo, members of the residents' council, and urban residents wishing to experience the event reenacted traditional rice harvesting and reaping methods. The terraced rice fields of Macheon Doma Village at the foot of Jirisan cover about 8 hectares, of which 1 hectare was transplanted with rice seedlings last May.

The participants harvested rice using sickles, made sheaves, and performed traditional threshing work using a horongi (traditional threshing device) and holtae (winnowing basket), experiencing traditional rice harvesting methods.

Meanwhile, if the Macheon terraced rice fields promoted by the county are designated as a National Important Agricultural Heritage, they will receive support of 1.5 billion KRW over three years, creating tangible and intangible added value such as attracting tourists and enhancing the brand value of Hamyang-gun agricultural products, as well as enabling the discovery, preservation, and management of heritage resources in the future.

The county plans to restore the Doma Village terraced rice fields, which are mostly used as fields or left fallow, so that they can be used as rice paddies through the restoration project.

Additionally, by restoring the hard life scenes, they plan to develop differentiated tourism products. After pilot restoration of the Doma Village terraced rice fields, they aim to register them as a National Important Agricultural Heritage by 2023 along with the terraced rice fields in the Jirisan area, including Uijung Village in Macheon.

Governor Seo said, “Autumn, the season of the joy of harvest, is truly a wonderful season,” and added, “Soon, this place will become a tourist attraction where visitors can reminisce and reflect on the hardships and hunger of the past.”

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