‘Pomsengpomsa (士) Gangjin Hyanggyo’ Attracts Over 3,600 Visitors

Applications Continue from Local Schools and Nearby Municipalities

[Gangjin=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-su] The ‘Pomsaeng Pomsa (士) Gangjin Hyanggyo’ operated by the Jeonnam Gangjin Cultural Center is gaining popularity as a highly satisfactory program.

Following local children’s centers in nearby Gokseong-gun, Hampyeong-gun, and Naju-si, on the 18th, 40 students and accompanying teachers from the ‘Samho-eup Youth Culture House’ in Yeongam-gun visited Gangjin Hyanggyo to participate in the experience events ‘Gangjin has Goryeo Celadon’ and ‘Run to Hamabi~ Running Horse!’

Currently, the representative program of ‘Pomsaeng Pomsa (士) Gangjin Hyanggyo’ is ‘Dasan-in (人·in) Gangjin Hyanggyo.’

It was planned to naturally instill love and pride for Gangjin by blending the life of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong and Gangjin’s specialties into education and experiential activities. The program operates in three areas: ‘Dasan Hwangcha Tea Ceremony Experience,’ ‘Dasan Salon,’ and ‘Silsa Gusi Career Exploration.’

‘Dasan Hwangcha Tea Ceremony Experience’ is conducted by developing and applying the story of the connection between Dasan and Gangjin tea, using wild tea from Gangjin and tea utensils made of celadon. Participants learn about Dasan Hwangcha while tracing the life of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong, the greatest practical scholar of the Joseon Dynasty who was exiled in Gangjin for 18 years.

In ‘Dasan Salon,’ explanations continue about the historical value of Gangjin, the birthplace of thousand-year-old bluish Goryeo celadon, starting from celadon tea utensils. There is also ‘Meeting Ham Dong-jeong-wol at Hyanggyo,’ which highlights local artists. It introduces Ham Dong-jeong-wol, a national intangible cultural asset from Byeongyeong, who was once a gisaeng but overcame a life of hardship to become a master of Gayageum Sanjo.

In addition, there are multifaceted efforts to reestablish Gangjin Hyanggyo as a place of communication through education, such as ‘Exciting Inuiyeji,’ which teaches how to use cultural assets and traditional etiquette in daily life, ‘Let’s Play! Let’s Play! Play is Food~’ to promote traditional games, and ‘Silsa Gusi Career Exploration,’ a cultural heritage guardian activity and career special lecture for middle and high school students.

As of August 18, the cumulative number of participants in ‘Pomsaeng Pomsa (士) Gangjin Hyanggyo’ reaches 3,600. In addition to children’s centers and elementary, middle, and high school students from Gangjin and neighboring counties, individual inquiries from Puso experience participants continue steadily.

Teacher Lee Hae-gyeong, an accompanying teacher, said, “The Gangjin Hyanggyo experience is gaining word of mouth with various educational programs and experiential content using innovative cultural heritage teaching tools,” adding, “The program that assembles words and connects them through games to introduce Hamabi, Hyanggyo, and Malyang Port in Gangjin was impressive, and the students’ satisfaction was high, so they want to participate again.”

Kang Kyung-ae, head of the Regional Cultural Heritage Utilization Team at Gangjin Cultural Center, said, “Gangjin Cultural Center plans to expand Gangjin cultural heritage education programs in the future. We are developing and producing cultural heritage teaching tools such as ‘Making a Pop-up Book of My Hometown Gangjin’ and ‘Let’s Go (Lego) Gangjin Cultural Heritage,’ and promoting various programs, so we ask for greater interest in ‘Pomsaeng Pomsa (士) Gangjin Hyanggyo.’”

Gangjin=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-su gabrielw@asiae.co.kr

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