4·16 Minjushimin Education Center, Character Education Using Korean Confucian Woodblocks

Confucian Woodblocks of Korea

Gyeonggi character education utilizing the 'Confucian woodblocks,' a world documentary heritage, will be conducted. The Confucian woodblocks are highly valued as the result of collective intelligence passed down through generations and were registered as a UNESCO Memory of the World in 2015.

The 4·16 Democratic Citizenship Education Center will hold the 'Transmission of Documentary Culture, Exhibition of Korea's Confucian Woodblocks' on the first floor of the Center's Future Hope Hall from the 19th to the 22nd of this month.

Supported by the Cultural Heritage Administration, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, and Andong City, and planned by the Korea Institute of Korean Studies Advancement, this exhibition was designed to enhance Gyeonggi character education by linking values such as filial piety (孝) and etiquette (禮) passed down through generations, and to widely promote the value of the Confucian woodblocks.

The exhibition is free to the public and open to any citizens visiting the center on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In particular, visitors can see the actual woodblocks designated as documentary heritage, and experience events introducing the process of making the woodblocks and books on site.

Jeon Myung-seon, director of the 4·16 Democratic Citizenship Education Center, stated, "Through the utilization of world documentary heritage, we aim to realize Gyeonggi character education and hope this becomes an opportunity for visitors to newly recognize our cultural heritage."

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