Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Selected for 5 Projects in National Heritage Agency Competition

Secured 580 Million Won... Providing Opportunities to Enjoy National Heritage

Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, was selected for five projects in a contest hosted by the National Heritage Agency, securing 580 million KRW. The photo shows a daily Hyangsarye experience of a scholar at Wolbong Seowon.
[Photo by Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju]

Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju (District Mayor Park Byung-gyu) has achieved the accomplishment of securing a total of 580 million KRW by being selected for five public contest projects hosted by the National Heritage Agency.

The selected projects include ▲ Confucian Academy and Seowon National Heritage Utilization Projects (‘Garden of the Moon, Wolbong Seowon’, ‘Muyang in the City’) ▲ Old Houses and Head Family Houses Utilization Project (‘Gwangsan, Green Living in Houses’) ▲ Vivid National Heritage Utilization Project (‘Open the Sinchang-dong Time Capsule’) ▲ Regional National Heritage Education Activation Project, totaling five projects.

The Confucian Academy and Seowon National Heritage Utilization Projects include two selected works, ‘Garden of the Moon, Wolbong Seowon’ and ‘Muyang in the City’, which will conduct various humanities education, experiences, performances, and field trips utilizing Wolbong Seowon and Muyang Seowon.

The Old Houses and Head Family Houses Utilization Project, ‘Gwangsan, Green Living in Houses’, was selected to operate climate response programs that highlight the characteristics of modern hanok such as Yong-a Saengga, Kim Bong-ho House, and Jang Deok-dong Modern Hanok.

In the Vivid National Heritage Utilization Project, through the ‘Open the Sinchang-dong Time Capsule’ project utilizing artifacts excavated from the Mahan relics in Sinchang-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, various programs will be provided to citizens.

Additionally, a regional national heritage education activation contest project, which is a field-centered national heritage education program visiting schools connected to elementary and secondary school curricula, is also planned.

Park Byung-gyu, Mayor of Gwangsan-gu, said, “We will continuously operate distinctive brand programs utilizing Gwangsan-gu’s representative national heritage, expand opportunities for citizens to enjoy national heritage, and lead national heritage utilization projects nationwide.”

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