World Scout Jamboree Participants Visit Namwon-si, Jeonbuk... Traditional Culture Experience

Published 28 Jul.2023 17:29(KST)

A total of 1,280 Scouts from around the world, 160 each day, will visit Namwon City, Jeollabuk-do, for eight days from the 2nd to the 10th of next month to enjoy a sensory-rich cultural experience at the ‘2023 Saemangeum 25th World Scout Jamboree’.

The city announced on the 28th that it will support local linkage programs in cooperation with various institutions in the area so that the Scouts can stroll through Namwon’s representative tourist site, Gwanghallu Garden, and personally learn traditional sounds and dances.

A total of 1,280 Jamboree Scout members will visit Namwon City for 8 days. <br>[Photo by Namwon City]

A total of 1,280 Jamboree Scout members will visit Namwon City for 8 days.
[Photo by Namwon City]

To enhance the experience at Gwanghallu Garden, activities such as Hanbok photo sessions, feeding carp, and traditional craft making have been prepared. Refreshing snacks, including aid beverages made from Namwon’s signature one-food, baekhyanggwa, will be provided to the Scouts tired from the summer heat.

At the National Gugak Center, an opportunity has been arranged for the Scouts to physically experience traditional culture by learning folk songs and Ganggangsuwollae, a traditional circle dance, in Namwon, the hometown of sound.

Scouts visiting Namwon will receive patches featuring Namwon City and the Jamboree Saverme character, creating memories that will encourage them to visit Namwon again.

To ensure safe program experiences, the city has established an emergency response system in collaboration with the health center, police, and fire department, and volunteers will be stationed throughout to operate the program without accidents through thorough crisis preparedness.

A city official said, “Since all institutions in Namwon City have cooperated to prepare the local linkage program, we will do our best to ensure that the Scouts visiting the city can fully enjoy Namwon.”