Cultural and Hands-On Events to Take Place Along Namsa Yedamchon’s Stone-Wall Paths This Fall

Held over two weekends, October 31-November 1 and November 7-8
About 70 works by seniors to be exhibited, alongside eight traditional wedding experience sessions
Resident-participation programs include a flea market, traditional games, and walking theater

Sancheong County in South Gyeongsang Province is holding cultural and hands-on events for autumn visitors, drawing on the traditional culture and village resources of Namsa Yedamchon.

The county announced on October 27 that the “Namsa Yedamyeon: A Village Where Stories Linger” event will take place over two weekends at various locations in and around Namsa Yedamchon: from October 31 to November 1, and from November 7 to 8.

The event features programs for residents and visitors to enjoy together, using local cultural resources such as the village’s stone-wall paths and traditional houses.

[Photo courtesy of Sancheong County] A promotional poster for “Namsa Yedamyeon: A Village Where Stories Stay,” an event hosted by Sancheong County in Namsa Yedamchon. The event will be held on October 31 and November 1, and November 7 and 8.

Key programs include a poetry-and-art exhibition by seniors along the stone-wall paths, a flea market and hands-on activity booths, a traditional games stamp mission tour, a traditional wedding experience, a special lecture by artist Lee Hoshin, a walking theater in Namsa Yedamchon, and a “Slow Mailbox.”

At the “Poetry-and-Art Exhibition by Seniors Along the Stone-Wall Paths,” held again this year, around 70 works created by seniors attending adult literacy classes will be displayed.

The works reflect the seniors’ everyday lives and experiences, recorded as they learned to read and write, and will be displayed along the stone-wall paths of Namsa Yedamchon. Visitors will also be able to take part in traditional cultural activities.

The traditional wedding experience will be held twice on each event day, for a total of eight sessions. Twelve flea market and hands-on activity booths will also be run by local residents and the Regional Tourism Business Support Center, among others.

The traditional games stamp mission tour will invite families to try traditional games such as tuho (arrow throwing), ttakjichigi (paper tile flipping), and jegichagi (hacky sack).

The cultural and arts program will feature a special lecture by artist Lee Hoshin titled “A Painter’s Garden Embraces Yedam.” Each session will be open to 25 people and introduce the natural scenery and village stories of Namsa Yedamchon from the perspectives of art and culture.

A walking theater using the village paths and cultural resources of Namsa Yedamchon will also be held. Visitors will watch performances as they walk through the village, featuring stories inspired by its history and everyday culture.

Visitors can also write down their travel memories on postcards as part of the “Slow Mailbox” program. Related events to promote tourism will also take place.

Sancheong County plans to run events using social media platforms such as Instagram and YouTube, as well as a verification event for advance applications for half-price travel and an event in which participants verify purchases with receipts from local businesses.

The county aims to use the event to turn Namsa Yedamchon’s traditional culture and residents’ everyday stories into tourism content and encourage visitors to spend money locally.

A Sancheong County official said, “We have prepared cultural and hands-on programs featuring Namsa Yedamchon’s stone-wall paths, traditional houses, and residents’ stories,” adding, “We hope this will give visitors a chance to experience the region’s traditional culture and explore the village.”

Sancheong County plans to continue running programs that draw on Namsa Yedamchon’s cultural and tourism resources while exploring ways to boost local tourism.

The event is significant in that it makes use of existing tourism resources, including Namsa Yedamchon’s stone-wall paths and traditional houses, while incorporating residents’ works and everyday culture into its programs.

In particular, the seniors’ poetry-and-art exhibition and the traditional wedding experience are examples of linking resident participation with tourism content.

However, for the event to lead to local economic growth rather than one-off visits, it will be important to continue tracking how long visitors stay and how much they spend locally.

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