Gochang-gun Publishes 'Village Story Picture Book' in Geulmaru Walk Series

The reading club "Geulmaru Sanchaek," which is active around the Geulmaru Small Library in Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, has published a picture book themed on the stories of Gochang's villages.

According to the county on the 22nd, the picture book was selected for the Gochang-gun Community Support Center's public contest support project and was carried out under the name "Neighborhood Book Masil."

Members of the reading club and local youth visited places such as "Yundojang," "Ungok Ramsar Wetland," and "Dongni Sin Jae-hyo and Pansori Park," conducting field trips and compiling sketches and stories they drew themselves into a picture book.

Geulmaru Picture Book. [Photo by Gochang-gun]

The newly published picture books are volumes 7 to 9 following volumes 1 to 6 of the Gochang Village Stories published since 2021, consisting of three titles: "Our Own Compass Gochang Yundo," "Pansori and Dongni Sin Jae-hyo Who Sang Our Lives," and "Welcome to Ungok Ramsar Wetland."

Local students, including Im Jin-seo, An Seol-hwa, Jeong Ji-eun, Im Min-ji, Lee Ha-ram (all from Gochang Jayu Middle School), and Han Seol-i (Gochang Elementary School grade 2), participated in the illustrations and story composition, making the activity even more meaningful.

Im Jin-seo (3rd grade, Jayu Middle School), who participated in the activity, said, "I have been involved in the picture book activity for three years, but I had never heard of Gochang Yundo before. It was new and educational to learn about it before the field trip."

The Gochang Village Stories picture books are available at the Geulmaru Small Library, Gochang County Library, and Seongho Library.

Gochang = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jae-gil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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