A Dazzling Festival of Light and Art... Hanam Iseongsanseong Cultural Festival Opens on the 28th

Opening Ceremony Held at Hanam Culture and Arts Center Eoulmadang
Performances by Popera Singers Song Eunhye, Hwanhee, and Kim Taeyeon

Hanam Iseongsanseong Cultural Festival Poster.

The '2024 Hanam Iseongsanseong Cultural Festival,' where visitors can enjoy a dazzling display of lights and various history, culture, and performances on deep autumn nights, will welcome citizens over two days from the 28th to the 29th at Hanam Iseongsanseong and Gwangju Hyanggyo.

Hanam City's representative autumn festival, the Hanam Iseongsanseong Cultural Festival, is themed 'Iseong Universe' this year and features a variety of programs including ▲Opening Ceremony and Citizens' Day Commemoration ▲Light Festa ▲Treasure Run ▲Historical Interpretation Tour ▲Iseongsanseong Village.

The opening ceremony of the Iseongsanseong Cultural Festival, held in conjunction with the 35th anniversary of Hanam City's elevation to city status and Citizens' Day, will take place on the 28th at 5 PM at the Hanam Culture and Arts Center Eoul Madang.

This year's Citizens' Day ceremony is planned under the concept of 'Hanam City, the Center of K-Culture,' creating a harmonious event where 330,000 citizens can reminisce about Hanam City's development over the past 35 years.

The ceremony will begin with a spectacular calligraphy (handwriting) performance marking the start of the festival, followed by an awards ceremony honoring distinguished citizens who have contributed to various fields of city administration development.

In particular, the opening celebration performance will feature Song Eun-hye, a musical actress and popera singer who played the role of Christine, the female lead in the musical 'The Phantom of the Opera,' aligning with the concept of 'Hanam City, the Center of K-Culture.'

At the end of the event, singer Hwanhee, who debuted as the main vocalist of 'Fly to the Sky' and is known for his sweet voice and outstanding vocal skills, along with singer Kim Tae-yeon, who gained nationwide popularity through TV Chosun's audition program 'Miss Trot 2,' will decorate the festival's grand finale.

Additionally, the Light Festa, which will brilliantly illuminate the 2024 Hanam Iseongsanseong Cultural Festival, expresses Hanam's past, present, and future through various lights and sculptures at Iseongsanseong, a national heritage site from the Three Kingdoms period.

Hanam City plans to present a more splendid and overwhelming exhibition compared to last year by using light sculptures and lights that utilize major tourist sites, excavated relics from Iseongsanseong, and tourist pictograms (pictographs), as well as equipment that expresses letters or pictures with lights such as gobos, laser lighting, smoke lamps, and firefly lights.

Furthermore, an interactive game called 'Treasure Run' will be held on the Iseongsanseong trail, where participants can search for treasures using digital immersive technology and smartphones. Citizens can visit the site without prior registration and install a dedicated app on their smartphones to enjoy an exciting experience of the excavated relics of Iseongsanseong through the game.

Along with this, a nature and leisure combined forest fitness program with yoga experts and a dignified historical interpretation tour by cultural tourism guides at historical sites can be participated in through advance reservations.

Mayor Lee Hyun-jae emphasized, "Iseongsanseong is Hanam City's representative national heritage and a symbolic space leading the city's brand and identity," adding, "We will continue to strive to transform it into an attractive space through opening and utilization, taking this festival as an opportunity."

Meanwhile, some programs of the '2024 Hanam Iseongsanseong Cultural Festival' require advance reservations and have age restrictions. Information on festival-related programs and reservations can be found on the Hanam City Hall website or the official Instagram of the Hanam Iseongsanseong Cultural Festival.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.