Gwangju City to Resume Humanities Tour "Sonyeonui Gil" in September
Explore Key Locations from the Novel "Human Acts"
Free Tours Every Saturday Until November
On September 4, Gwangju City announced that it will resume the Humanities Tour 'Sonyeonui Gil', which had been suspended during the peak summer heat, starting in September.
The Humanities Tour 'Sonyeonui Gil' is a program where participants walk together through key locations featured in the novel "Human Acts," following the path of the character Dongho, and directly experience the history and culture of Gwangju. The tour is offered free of charge twice every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from September to November.
The course begins at Jeonil Building 245, passes through the clock tower at 5·18 Democracy Square, Sangmugwan, the fountain, the former Jeonnam Provincial Government Building, the former Gwangju Red Cross Hospital, and the Geumnam-ro area, and concludes at the May 18 Democratization Movement Archives. The tour takes approximately one hour and thirty minutes.
A docent accompanies the group, providing easy-to-understand explanations of both the novel's content and the historical significance of each location, allowing participants to deeply engage with both the literary and historical aspects of Gwangju.
Participants can register online, by phone, or on-site at the first-floor book cafe of Jeonil Building (starting 30 minutes before the tour begins). A "review event" will also be held for participants. After joining the tour, participants who post a review with photos from the tour and required hashtags (#HumanitiesTour #SonyeonuiGil #JeonilBuilding, etc.) on their personal social media accounts will be entered into a drawing to receive commemorative gifts.
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Jeon Soonhee, head of the Cultural Heritage Resources Division, said, "We hope many people will take interest in and participate in this humanities tour, which offers an opportunity to reflect once again on Gwangju's precious historical sites and to experience both literature and the history of Gwangju together."
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