Sancheong-gun to Hold Cotton Festival Event in Danseong-myeon on the 22nd

Traditional Cotton Weaving Demonstration and Fashion Show

A cotton festival commemorating the first successful cultivation of cotton in Korea during the late Goryeo period will be held in Sancheong.

Gyeongnam Sancheong-gun will hold the "15th Sancheong Cotton Festival" on the 22nd at the Mokmyeon Sibae Site in Danseong-myeon.

This event was organized to promote Sancheong, the hometown of cotton, and to preserve and pass down the valuable cultural heritage of traditional cotton cloth weaving techniques.

Photo of a traditional cotton muslin weaving demonstration in Sancheong-gun.

The festival will feature demonstrations of traditional cotton cloth weaving, a hanbok fashion show, Korean traditional music performances, and congratulatory performances by trot singers.

In particular, at the Mokmyeon Sibae Site Exhibition Hall located within the site, visitors can view exhibits on the history of clothing, the growth process of cotton, and models reproducing the entire cotton cloth weaving process.

The Mokmyeon Sibae Site, a national heritage historic site, is where Samudang Mun Ikjeom, a scholar and government official of the Goryeo era, brought cotton seeds in a brush pot and, together with craftsman Jeong Cheon-ik, successfully cultivated cotton in Korea for the first time.

At the cotton field in front of the Mokmyeon Sibae Site, visitors can have a unique experience of seeing and touching cotton.

A county official said, "The Cotton Festival is a meaningful event to honor the benevolent spirit of Samudang Mun Ikjeom and to inherit the fading tradition of cotton cloth weaving. We hope everyone enjoys the various attractions and activities."

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