Haenam-gun to Host Myeongnyang Battle Festival for 3 Days Starting Next Month 8th

1000 Drones and Fireworks Create a Spectacular Naval Battle Reenactment

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 30th that the 2023 Myeongnyang Victory Festival will be held for three days from the 8th at the Haenam-Jindo Uldolmok area.

Co-hosted by Jeollanam-do, Haenam-gun, and Jindo-gun, and organized by the Myeongnyang Victory Memorial Foundation, the Myeongnyang Victory Festival is an annual patriotic historical and cultural festival commemorating Admiral Yi Sun-sin and the spirit of the common people who saved the country during the desperate crisis of the Imjin War, celebrating the miraculous great victory of defeating 133 Japanese ships with only 13 Korean vessels at the Battle of Myeongnyang.

The Battle of Myeongnyang, where 13 Joseon navy ships commanded by Admiral Yi Sun-sin defeated 133 Japanese navy ships 418 years ago, is being reenacted at the 2015 Myeongnyang Great Victory Festival.
[Photo by Haenam County]

This year’s festival will be centered in Haenam, offering various experiential programs, performances, and side events that blend the history and culture of Myeongnyang.

In particular, the highlight of the Myeongnyang Victory Festival, the reenactment of the naval battle, will be presented as an immersive extended reality (XR immersive media) performance enhanced with 3D video on a large LED screen, along with a drone show featuring over 1,000 drones illuminating the sky over Uldolmok.

The media naval battle and drone show will take place over two nights on the 8th and 9th of next month after sunset, combining with the splendid lighting of the Uldolmok night sea to offer visitors a unique and enjoyable experience.

Various programs and side events that allow visitors to feel the history of the Myeongnyang Victory and Joseon Dynasty culture will also be held throughout the festival grounds.

The festival will open with the Yakmu Honam Ritual on the first day, followed by a spectacular parade where residents of Haenam and Jindo carry flags and cross the Jindo Bridge to participate in the send-off ceremony, leading into the opening ceremony and the naval battle reenactment.

Additionally, the Air Force Eagles Airshow will take place in the Uldolmok sky, along with performances such as the Ongeore Ganggangsullae, the changing of the guard ceremony, naval and coast guard maritime parades, a foreign dialect contest, the Myeongnyang Victory stamp rally, and a lantern exhibition, providing plenty of sights and experiences.

Rich performances will be held daily. The festival will feature the opening celebration show by Korea’s representative passionate band No Brain, Myeongnyang BAM (Trot & EDM) with appearances by Park Hyun-bin and Eun Ga-eun, the Myeongnyang Open Concert with Byun Jin-sub, Oh Yoo-jin, and Lee Si-an, the Myeongnyang Romantic Acoustic Guitar by Bicycle Scenery, K-POP random play, cheerleading festival, youth song contest, and more, making it a festival enjoyable for all ages.

The county will do its best to welcome guests by conducting focused crackdowns on overcharging and unreported food sales under the Food Sanitation Act during the festival period, as part of a campaign to eradicate overcharging.

County Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan said, “I hope families visit this representative Korean historical festival that reenacts the victorious history created by Admiral Yi Sun-sin and the common people, and feel the patriotism of our ancestors.”

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