Samcheok-si Hosts Academic Conference on 'Neowa and Gulpi Harvesting and Grafting'

Scheduled to be held on the 10th at Gangwon National University Samcheok Campus

Samcheok City (Mayor Park Sang-su) announced on the 6th that the academic conference on the future intangible heritage "Neowa·Gulpi Harvesting and Joining," jointly hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, and Samcheok City, and organized by Gangwon National University (Samcheok), will be held on September 10th at 2 PM in the small auditorium of the Student Union Building at Gangwon National University Samcheok Campus.

Neowajip in Sin-ri, Samcheok City

This academic conference was prepared to share the results of the investigation and research on Neowa·Gulpi harvesting and joining, which was selected for the "2024 Cultural Heritage Administration Future Intangible Heritage Discovery and Promotion Project."

The technique of harvesting Neowa and Gulpi and joining them to build roofs is a representative traditional architectural technology adapted to the natural environment in the Samcheok area centered around the Taebaek Mountains. It is highly valued as precious academic material that shows the lifestyle and regional characteristics of the area.

However, until now, although there have been achievements in architectural investigation and research on Neowa houses and Gulpi houses regarding residential forms, research on the techniques and skills related to Neowa and Gulpi harvesting and joining has been limited.

At this academic conference, presentations and discussions will be held on topics such as ▲Analysis of cases of Neowa·Gulpi harvesting and joining (Choi Jong-mi, Woori Culture Research Institute) ▲Folklore of the Samcheok mountainous area seen through Neowa and Gulpi houses (Kim Do-hyun, Samcheok High School) ▲Analysis of floor plan types of Neowa and Gulpi houses in the Samcheok mountainous area (Choi Jang-soon, Gangwon National University) ▲Formation of Neowa houses on Ulleungdo Island and the correlation with Neowa·Gulpi houses in the Samcheok mountainous area (Moon Jeong-min, Traditional Architecture Repair Technology Promotion Foundation) ▲Roof construction cases by Neowa·Gulpi transmission holders (Kim Jong-hoon, Samcheok Neowa Gulpi Preservation Society) ▲Preservation and utilization of Neowa and Gulpi houses (Kim Jong-gi, Hallym University) ▲Feasibility of establishing a Neowa·Gulpi transmission experience center (Kang Hoon, Gangwon National University).

A Samcheok City official stated, "Through this academic conference, Samcheok City will enhance its contribution to discovering the intangible heritage value of the Neowa·Gulpi harvesting and joining technique, which is currently at risk of extinction, increase interest, and establish a foundation for its transmission."

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