A 'Mountain Temple Concert' to Be Held at the Thousand-Year-Old Gokseong Taeansa Temple

Scheduled for April 13 at 11 AM

Commemorating Taeansa Iljumun's Treasure Designation

Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will hold a San-sa Music Concert at the "Millennium-old Temple Taeansa" located in Jukgok-myeon on April 13th at 11 a.m.

This San-sa Music Concert has a special meaning to commemorate the promotion of Taeansa Iljumun to a treasure and to pray for the promotion of Jeokinseonsa Pagoda to a national treasure.

[Image courtesy of Gokseong-gun]

Along with the San-sa Music Concert, interesting cultural heritage explanations, various attractions, and experiential activities will be provided, making it a time to feel comfort with emptiness and rest.

The pre-show performances will begin with the Hanryangmu dance by the "Hanuri Arts Troupe" and the drum performance "Samaddi," followed by the "Exciting Orchestra" with local youth, popera singer Kim Aram, and trot singer Choi Nari, with singer Jeon Young-rok closing the event.

Venerable Gakcho, the head monk of Taeansa, said, "We planned the San-sa Music Concert to pray for the peace and well-being of local residents and to have a deeper understanding of the history and culture of the traditional mountain temple, true to the millennium-old temple that holds many cultural heritages."

Meanwhile, "Millennium-old Temple Taeansa," founded during the Silla Dynasty, is the central temple of the Dongrisan branch of the Seon sect's Nine Mountain Schools, holding many nationally designated cultural properties such as the treasure Jeokinseonsa Pagoda, and is a historic traditional temple representing Gokseong-gun, which was also selected by CNN as one of "33 Most Beautiful Temples in Korea."

Gokseong = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-seon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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