National Asia Culture Center Hosts Cultural Experience Event for Children in Sinan Island Villages

The National Asia Culture Center announced on the 7th that it held a cultural and artistic experience event by inviting children from the Sinan island area to celebrate Children's Day.

The National Asia Culture Center hosted a cultural and artistic experience event by inviting children from the Sinan island area to celebrate Children's Day.
[Photo by ACC]

The National Asia Culture Center (ACC) hosted a Children's Day event at ACC on the 5th and 6th by inviting about 40 children from Anjwa-do and Aphae-do in Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do.

ACC conducted the event over one night and two days for children from island areas who have relatively fewer opportunities for cultural and artistic experiences. The program included participation in Haupun9, a children and family cultural festival to understand and enjoy the diverse cultures of Asian countries, watching performances, and opportunities to learn about the history of May.

The participating children learned about the history related to major historical sites by assembling a map depicting downtown Gwangju during the May 18 Democratic Movement. They then enjoyed ACC’s original production performance "Eoduksini," which features lovable traditional Korean folklore monsters.

This event is a follow-up project based on the business agreement signed between ACC and Sinan-gun in January. Last month, ACC conducted the "May Story Puzzle - Traveling Memorial Hall" in Bigeum-do and Docho-do of Sinan-gun, informing over 50 Sinan children about the values of democracy, human rights, peace, and the history of May. On June 16-17, cultural experience opportunities will be provided to children from Sinui-do and Ha-ui-do in Sinan-gun.

Lee Kang-hyun, director of the National Asia Culture Center, said, "I wanted to give island village children precious memories of learning and feeling May," and added, "We will continue to cooperate with local communities to promote the values of May and move forward as a traveling culture center."

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