Cheongsong Cultural Tourism Foundation Hosts Cheongsong Baekja Festival 'Jeomnal Nanjang'

The Day to Bake Yourself (Jeomnal)! Let's All Get Excited Together!

The Gyeongbuk Cheongsong Culture and Tourism Foundation will hold the Cheongsong Baekja Festival over two days from October 7 to 8 at the Cheongsong Baekja Ceramic Village and Cheongsong Hanok Folk Village within the Juwangsan Tourist Area.

Cheongsong Cultural Tourism Foundation hosting the 2023 Cheongsong Baekja Festival Jeomnal Market.

Cheongsong Baekja is one of the four major regional kilns of the Joseon Dynasty and features a unique production method that involves grinding ceramic stone (doseok) unlike ordinary ceramics. This results in a lightweight and thin body with a clear cream color, distinguishing it from other ceramics.

This year’s festival is themed “Jeomnal,” which refers to the day when Cheongsong Baekja is fired in the pottery kiln. Under the subtitle “Jeomnal Nanjang,” the festival aims to recreate the lively village scene of bustling market days when porters and local merchants from various regions gathered to buy pottery.

Utilizing the spaces of Cheongsong Baekja Ceramic Village and Cheongsong Hanok Folk Village within the Juwangsan Tourist Area, the festival features ▲ Cheongsong Market (flea market) selling agricultural products and crafts ▲ an exhibition commemorating the 5th anniversary of the passing of the last Baekja master potter Go Man-gyeong and the Cheongsong Baekja Research Association ▲ experiences of firing Baekja kilns and writing wishes on firewood ▲ operation of a Baekja caf? and tavern ▲ Cheongsong Baekja traveling merchant courtyard play “Old Jar” ▲ experiences of hanging wish wind chimes and writing wishes on wish moon jars ▲ a large traditional game experience linked with a coupon stamp event usable like cash at the Cheongsong Market (flea market) ▲ children’s puppet shows ▲ Cheongisongi Children’s Cinema (animations “Sonagi,” “Memilkkot,” “Lucky Day,” and “Spring Spring”) ▲ opening ceremony performances (No Ji-hoon, Yang Ji-won, Han Bom) and various fusion performances ▲ and an inflatable playground for children, offering engaging programs for people of all ages.

Yoon Kyung-hee, chairman of the Cheongsong Culture and Tourism Foundation and mayor of Cheongsong County, said, “We expect that the inaugural Cheongsong Baekja Festival will greatly contribute to promoting Cheongsong Baekja, a representative local content, and revitalizing the surrounding commercial district. We will do our best to prepare the festival to become a successful event representing the region.”

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