Changwon Special City, the Only Recipient in the Province of the 'Cultural Heritage Administration Award' for Excellence in Utilizing Local Cultural Assets

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam received the Commissioner of Cultural Heritage Administration Award in the field of utilizing Hyanggyo and Seowon cultural heritage sites.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Song Jong-gu] Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, won the Commissioner of Cultural Heritage Administration Award in the Hyanggyo and Seowon Cultural Heritage Utilization Project category at the ‘2022 Regional Cultural Heritage Utilization Excellence Project’ evaluation hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration on the 14th.

The regional cultural heritage utilization project is a planned initiative aimed at contributing to the cultural enjoyment of local residents by combining the historical significance and value of cultural heritage in each region with local human and material resources. It is a competitive project implemented with national funding support from the Cultural Heritage Administration.

The regional cultural heritage utilization project consists of five detailed projects: ▲Saengsaeng Cultural Heritage Project ▲Hyanggyo and Seowon Cultural Heritage Utilization Project ▲Cultural Heritage Night Tour Project ▲Traditional Mountain Temple Cultural Heritage Utilization Project ▲Old House and Jongga House Utilization Project. Among these, the city was selected as the award recipient in the Hyanggyo and Seowon Cultural Heritage category for the ‘Seonbi Village, Dignity of the Seonbi’ project.

‘Seonbi Village, Dignity of the Seonbi’ is a project hosted by the Changwon Gugak Orchestra that provides local residents with opportunities to understand and experience Seonbi culture through the ‘Jinhae Hyanggyo Confucius Spirit Tablet Reburial Monument’ (Provincial Cultural Heritage Material No. 631) and the Hyanggyo. Additionally, in cooperation with the Office of Education, an educational curriculum is established to allow youth to participate regularly. Through various programs such as the traditional civil service examination, Seonbi costume experience, and traditional musical instrument performance experience, it has established itself as a new cultural enjoyment content.

Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, said, “We will continue to plan high-quality programs so that citizens and youth can enjoy high-quality cultural heritage. We will do our best to ensure that the cultural heritage utilization project becomes a sustainable tourism content of Changwon.”

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