Sim Deok-seop, Preliminary Candidate for Gochang County Governor, Announces Cultural and Arts Policy

[Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Shim Deokseop, the Democratic Party of Korea's preliminary candidate for Gochang County Governor, announced on the 10th his "seventh practical pledge" to create a "vibrant and better Gochang!" as a "young and capable economic worker," unveiling various cultural and artistic policies for a rich life.

Shim Deokseop, the preliminary candidate for Gochang County Governor, said, "To enjoy culture and arts, we will significantly expand the budget for cultural and artistic performances and experiences, normalize cultural and artistic facilities such as registering the county art museum, and operate them with substance."

He added, "Through 'expanding cultural heritage utilization and convenience facilities,' we will increase opportunities for residents and tourists to experience cultural heritage and maximize convenience to enhance satisfaction. We will also open traditional Gochang experience courses in elementary, middle, and high schools to promote the inheritance and pride of local culture through education and experience of Gochang traditions and cultural heritage."

Furthermore, he emphasized, "We will faithfully promote the 'Donghak Uprising Site Sanctification' project, maintain the Donghak Peasant Revolution Grand March route to inherit and develop the spirit of the Donghak Peasant Revolution, and through cultural heritage surveys, historic site designation, and restoration for 'Seosan Fortress, Gosan Fortress, and Heungdeok Eupseong,' we will develop Gochang as a mecca of fortress culture with three major eupseong and two mountain fortresses."

He also stated, "We will establish the 'Gochang Nongak and Pansori World Intangible Heritage Center' to systematically preserve, research, inherit, develop, and turn into tourism resources the intangible cultural heritage possessed by Gochang County."

Candidate Shim promised, "Culture and arts are the foundation that enriches our emotions. We will create a rich-hearted Gochang through the activation of everyday cultural arts with residents as owners, wise use of cultural heritage, and the inheritance of historical culture that protects regional identity."

Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil gjg7070@asiae.co.kr

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