25 Years This Year... 380,000 Visitors Attend Jindo Toyo Folk Travel

Performance every Saturday at 2 PM... Establishing itself as a representative local cultural event

[Jindo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] In Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, the only folk culture and arts special zone in South Korea, the Jindo Saturday Folk Travel regular performances have been actively held for 25 years this year.

The number of performances has surpassed 900 and is already approaching the 1,000th performance, establishing itself as a treasure trove of Korean folk culture.

Especially, including nationwide touring performances as well as overseas, the total number of performances exceeds 1,400.

So far, 380,000 tourists have visited the Jindo Saturday Folk Travel, which started its first performance in April 1997 after the founding of the Jindo County Folk Arts Troupe, and has been showcasing high-quality performances every Saturday at 2 p.m. for 25 years, making it a representative cultural tourism product of Jindo-gun.

In particular, Jindo Saturday Folk Travel, selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a ‘Star of Korean Tourism’ in the traditional resources category, is the best tourism product where visitors can experience the charm, excitement, and sorrow of Jindo, playing a role in leading and developing Jindo’s culture and arts to a higher level.

The treasured island of Jindo-gun possesses various cultural resources including five national intangible cultural assets such as Arirang, Ganggangsullae, Namdo Deulnorae, Ssikkimgut, and Dashiraegi, as well as seven Jeollanam-do designated intangible cultural assets including Jindo Arirang, Jindo Buknori, Jindo Manga, Namdo Japga, Sopogeol Gunnongak, and Jodo Datchae Nori, along with diverse folk songs and folk customs.

The performance to be held at 2 p.m. on the 17th (Saturday) at the Jindo Local Culture Center will present a variety of programs to tourists, including Pansori Hongboga, Cheongung, a medley of Jindo folk songs, and instrumental music.

Kim Hee-su, Jindo County Governor, stated, “The Jindo Saturday Folk Travel regular performance plays a significant role as an ambassador promoting Jindo-gun, the only folk culture and arts special zone in South Korea,” adding, “Many tourists visit Jindo-gun every year to watch the performances, contributing to the revitalization of the local economy and making it a representative performance cultural product of Jindo.”

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