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  • 1987.5.13
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    Gwahaju is a famous liquor from Gimcheon that has been down for hundreds of years. It is made of glutinous rice and yeast, and uses water from Gwahacheon Stream in Namsan-dong, Gimcheon-si. The name Gwahaju is said to have a good taste for alcohol and the taste of alcohol does not change even after summer. It is written in "Geumneung Seunggam" that people from other provinces come here to learn how to make overhaju, and no matter how many times they make it in the same way, they can't taste and smell it, probably because the water is different.

    It is made by mixing glutinous rice and yeast powder in the same amount to make rice cakes, and by sealing them in a jar without water and fermenting them at low temperatures for one to three months. In this way, the heavy drinks made in this way have a unique scent and taste, with alcohol levels ranging from 13 to 14 degrees.

    Gwahaju was made by the "Kangdo Island" (Kimcheon Brewery Company) until the Japanese Colonial Period, but was resumed after Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule and disappeared again into the Korean War. In 1984, Song Jae-sung began to produce it in earnest after a trial brewing and succeeded in Gimcheon Myeongju. Song Jae-sung died in 1999, and there are currently no functional holders.
  • 1987.5.13
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    Andong Soju was a distilled soju handed down from a famous house in Andong, and the general public used it as a first aid for wounds, stomachache, poor appetite, and indigestion.

    The recipe is to soak five grains, rice, barley, joe, sorghum, and beans in water, steam them in a sirloin, mix them with yeast, and ferment them for about 10 days to make a statement.

    If you put this statement in a pot and make a fire with soju on top of it, the statement is distilled and soju is made. Andong Soju, produced here, has excellent taste and aroma because of its good clean water.

    Andong Soju was passed down to Gayangju, but it was commercialized under the brand "Jebi Soju" in 1920 by establishing a factory in Andong, but production of Soongok Soju was suspended in 1962 due to the revision of the Taxation Act.

    Then in 1987, Andong Soju production and sale were resumed in 1990 after the secret recipe for making Andong Soju was designated as an intangible cultural asset and Cho Ok-hwa was recognized as a functional holder.
  • 1987.5.13
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    A folk song is a song created by itself among the people and is passed down from mouth to mouth. It is closely related to life by using functions such as occupation, wind speed, and play, and may vary according to the locality or the callers' taste or spontaneity.

    Sangminyo is a labor song called to forget fatigue and improve efficiency while working. The folk song consists of the sound of rice planting, rice paddies, and threshing.

    The sound of rice planting is a song sung during the planting season, also known as Gonggalmot and Chaeryeonyo, and is a representative folk song of Gyeongsangbuk-do. The sound of non-maegi is sung while hanging steam, and threshing is sung while threshing barley.

    This folk song is widely sung, regardless of age or sex, and is widely transmitted and transmitted in the inland areas of Gyeongsangbuk-do, including the Nakdonggang River coast.

    Sangjuminyo is a labor song and is a unique folk song with an exciting and sad melody. Mr.Yook Jong-deok, who lives in Sangju City, continues his career.
  • 2013.5.13
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    He is well aware of the nature, contents and use of the Seonhwa production tools, and works on the basis of the traditional fan, including the posture of Seonseung based on Buddhist doctrines, and the preparation process of Seonhwa through the meditation and performance.

    Park Man-sik, the owner of Seonhwa, has a distinct lineage and lineage genealogy, and is a Seonhwaseung who has both systematic theory and performance.

    In particular, it is highly regarded that the quality of the Seonhwa is actively reflected in Seonhwa through meditation and performance in the process of producing Seonhwa, and it is highly qualified to designate and recognize intangible cultural assets designated by Busan Metropolitan City, including the fact that the work is not only aesthetic perfect but also the ability to write through the Seonhwa can be freely used beyond certain boundaries.
  • 1990.5.15
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    Shijochang refers to singing a song with the lyrics of Sijo poem (Korean traditional poetry), also known as Sijo song, Sijeol dan song, and Danga. The oldest record is a poem written by Sin Gwang-su, a scholar of the reign of King Yeongjo (1724-1776), in which Yi Se-chun added a rhythm to the poem. In the "Yu Yeji" and "Gura Cheolsageumjabo" published during the reign of King Sunjo (r. 1800-1834), Sijo's sheet music first appears. After that, due to the influence of the song, the composition of the sijo music was distributed and divided into local characteristics.

    Yeongje Shijo is a poem-making instrument centered on Gyeongsang-do. Pyeongsi and private sijo are the most frequent, and the unique accent of Gyeongsang-do is strongly represented, giving a vigorous and grand feel. Because they play a temporary instrument with a long or knee rhythm without an instrument, five beats are reduced in the beginning, middle, and end rhythm. The scale is composed of three-symmetric tones (a sad and mournful tone) and five-syllable tones (a clear and vigorous tone).

    Yeongje Sijo was a poem that was cherished even in the royal court because it was so musical that the proverb "Yeongnam Sijo is good" came out from the word "Yeongnam Sijo is good." However, it was designated as an intangible cultural asset and protected it as it was only preserved in its reputation compared to other local Sijochang.
  • 1990.5.15
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    Nongyo is a song that is sung to forget fatigue and improve efficiency while working on rice paddies and fields, also known as "deulsong" or "farming sound." As one of the local folk songs, it can be sung individually or collectively and may vary depending on the region.

    Gongsan Nongyo is a labor song, and when a singer sings first, farmers receive backstabbing and sing. The contents include a song for fishing (wooden song), mangga song, dorigae, threshing song, mochi song, rice planting song, and so on. Eosong is a song that is sung when cutting down trees or when they are in full bloom. Mochi is a song that is sung when steaming rice seedlings and planting rice seedlings. Rice harvesting is a song sung while hanging rice paddies. Women participate in mochi and rice planting songs, and although there is a clear difference in the rhythm of each type of song, the songs used for fishing and rice planting are the same. Currently, the dure and mill have disappeared and only the song is being told.

    Gongsan Nongyo was designated as an intangible cultural asset to protect and inherit it as a folk song with a young local color with the sorrow and joy of simple farmers. Song Moon-chang, an entertainment holder living in Daegu, continues his career.
  • 1997.5.15
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    Water service agents are also called incarnation agents or water supplements. Suncheon Gusan Water Service Festival has the following origins.

    Oseongsan Mountain in this neighborhood covers the rising sun, forming the direction of fire or the shape of fire, which is why fires frequently occurred. In order to suppress the energy of fire, the village held a water festival at sunset on the fifteenth of lunar January.

    The process of water-making is to first place ducks on a six-meter pole to prevent the fire from blowing in the east, lay yellow soil around the piers and priests set toward the east, and clean them with gold strings.

    At 5 p.m. on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the memorial service will be held in a Confucian ceremony after offering pig heads, five kinds of fruits, grapes, and rice.

    What is unique is that the ritual called 'water-viewing' is performed to mark the amount of water filled in a jar buried under the ground during last year's water service. In other words, if the amount of water is reduced a lot, it will rain a lot that year, and if it is reduced a lot, there will be a drought.

    When the water supply system is over, go to the baggage counter and carry out the water service. Then, the "Moon House Burning" play, which is called the after grass, continues, and the Gusan Water Festival ends with the end of the village "Wildang Bapgi."

    Currently, the Suncheon Gusan Water Conservation Society has formed and is striving to win the victory.
  • 2014.5.15
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    Although it is difficult to find a literary record of "Samhyeon Yukgak," it is generally believed to have originated from "Samhyeon Samjuk" during the Unified Silla Period, and Samhyeon refers to string instruments and Samjuk wind instruments. However, the current term "Samhyeon Yukgak" refers to the formation of wind instruments based on the addition of a flute, haegeum, and drum, while the meaning of Samhyeon, which refers to a string instrument, disappears.

    Therefore, it is widely believed that the "Samhyeon Samjuk" of the Silla Dynasty changed to "Samhyeon Yukgak" over the years.

    On May 15, 2014, Choi Kyung-man (Piri), Kim Moo-kyung (Haegeum), and Lee Chul-joo (Daegeum) are recognized as the holders and are active.

    ※For more information on the above cultural assets, please contact the Seoul Metropolitan Government Department of Historical and Cultural Heritage (☎02-2133-2616).
  • 2014.5.15
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    Hanryangmu is a dance drama-style dance with a combination of acting, dance, and rhythm according to its role, which is characterized by a comprehensive artistic character.

    The story of Han-ryang and a Buddhist monk seducing a woman adds to the fun of the viewers.

    Mask dance dramas such as "Hallyangmu" have been popular throughout the country for a long time. First of all, if you look at the dance that appeared in "Gyobangga," which was performed in Jinju by Reverend Jeong Hyeon-deok in 1872, Hanryang, Gisaeng, Noseung, Sangjwa, and Sogi (Young Gisaengsaeng) appeared in the form of a dance drama.

    On May 15, 2014, Cho Hung-dong and Ko Sun-ah were recognized as the owners of the hallyang and bridegroom, respectively. The holding organization is the Hanseong Quillu Gangseonyeong Dance Preservation Society.

    ※For more information on the above cultural assets, please contact the Seoul Metropolitan Government Department of Historical and Cultural Heritage (☎02-2133-2616).
  • 2000.5.16
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    Pansori refers to a singer who intertwines a long story by mixing a spear (sound), a horse (anirli), and a gesture (a shape) to the rhythm of a drummer. Pansori was famous for eight pansori singers from around 1834 (the 1800-1834), including Gwon Sam-deuk, Song Heung-rok, Mo Heung-gap, Yeom Gye-dal, Gosu-gwan, and Shin Man-yeop. They developed their rhythms and tunes as they are today. They were divided according to regions such as Dongpyeonje (northeast of Jeolla Province), Seopyeonje, and Junggoje (Gyeonggi and Chungcheong Province).

    At the time of pansori, the length of one yard was not that long, so it was called the twelve madangs of pansori. Currently, only five madangs of pansori, five madangs of pansori, Chunhyangga, Simcheongga, Sugungga, Heungbo, and Jeokbyeokga, are handed down.

    Chunhyangga is one of the five madangs of pansori, and after Lee Mong-ryong, the son of Vice Minister Namwon, broke up with Chunhyang, the daughter of Toeggi Wolmae, Chunhyang refused to accept Namwon's new Sato and saved her from being imprisoned. The Dongchoje Chunhyangga (Chunhyangga, which was composed by Kim Yeon-soo, a member of the Dongcho Festival) is based on the Jeongjeongryeol's Chunhyangga (Chunhyangga, which was compiled by Jeong Jeong Jeong-ryeol). But there is a slight difference in content. The Dongchoje Chunhyangga, like other Chunhyangga, is largely divided into a hundred-year-old medicine, separation, flood, and reunion. Unlike other Chunhyangga from the beginning, however, it began with the Jeongjeongryeolje The dune (a pansori section where the words and sounds were newly created or refined by Pansori's master singers), and added the old deers such as "Kisanyeongsu" and "Sansetaryeong," which are not in the Jeongjeongryeolje, the heavenly character, the love, the gisaengyeon, and the gisaengyeon. A full-time priest, a blind man's uniform, and a widow's appearance were added to the list.

    Currently, Bang Ya-soon, the owner of the entertainment show, continues the tradition of the Dongchoje Chunhyangga.
  • 1988.5.18
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    Odoktegi is also called "deulsong" or "farming" as a farming song that is sung to forget fatigue and improve farming. One of the local folk songs, Odoktegi, may have different songs depending on the region.

    Gangneung Haksan Odoktegi is a folk song representing the area, and according to the "Annals of the Joseon Dynasty," King Sejo (r. 1455-1468) selected a person who sang the Odoktegi well and gave him a prize. Some of the meanings of the five poisons are that they were called the five times because they were called the five times, while others say the word "o" means sacred and noble, and the word "poison" comes from the meaning of clearing fields.

    The story consists of the sound of rice planting, the sound of seaweed, the sound of rice harvesting, and threshing. The sound of rice planting is a song that is sung when planting unknowns, and is sung by those who accept the call first. The sound of gimmaegi is a song sung when making laver, and the sound of rice harvesting is also called 'Bullim'. The threshing sound is also called the 'shaking sound'.

    Gangneung Haksan Odoktegi was designated as an intangible cultural asset to protect and pass down the local folk song.
  • 2012.5.18
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    Salpuri Dance originated from the dance of relieving bad energy in the gutpan since the mid-Joseon Dynasty, and is the dance of Jungjung-dong and Dongjungjeong, which are the characteristics of traditional dances.
  • 2012.5.18
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    Ipdance is a dance that was established in the late Joseon Dynasty, and is the basis of all dances. Especially, Kim Sook-ja Ryu's Ipdance is a traditional dance that has a unique and systematic dance technique, and is worth designating as an intangible cultural asset to preserve the function of the event.
  • 1987.5.19
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    Jangdo was a small sword that was used as a self-defense tool or as a jewelry, regardless of gender. It is called a pado because it is worn with a norigae on the waistband or on the neck of clothes, and it is said that it is a romanticism to carry around in the pocket of a long-distance person. The person who has the skill and ability to make such a jangdo is called jangdojang.

    Since the Goryeo Dynasty, adult men and women carried it for self-defense, especially after the Japanese Invasion of Korea (1592) in the Joseon Dynasty, women from noble families carried it with them. Since the late Joseon Dynasty, symbolism and decorative features have been emphasized rather than practical functions as a hand knife, making it a part of the women's nori decoration, creating a variety of elaborate and colorful jangdoes.

    The types of jangdo are divided into silver, ranch, and corrugated road according to the materials of the sword handle and the sheath. The shape also classifies the date, Eulja, and subscripts with chopsticks as . Monggae sword is used to have a jaw where the blade and the sheath are interlocked, and the cylindrical shape is called a flat and octagonal shape is called an octagonal sword or a prosthetic sword. A felon with a pattern on the decoration is called a felon, and a pentagon-adopted sword is called an obong-cal, or a minja-cal.

    Ren Jae-chul of Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, is a successor of a rare folk craftsmanship due to his skill in carving traditional patterns, especially in Eunjang-do. Thus, Gyeongsangnam-do recognizes Lim Se-chul as an intangible cultural asset and preserves his craftsmanship.
  • 2004.5.21
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    Each cabinet was a craftsman who engraved letters, and each piece was mainly composed of woodblocks, wood type, pyeonaek, and other wooden boards for printing, and was also used for wooden furniture such as hangers and bookshelves.

    However, as these traditional individual cultures have been rapidly disappearing due to the development of photography and printing materials in recent years, they were designated as intangible cultural assets for the preservation and succession of traditional technologies.

    Lee Chang-seok, a craftsman who has been working on his own since 1978, has not only restored the entire woodblocks of "Wolinsukbo," "Hunminjeongeum," "Hunminjeongum," and "Jipwangseongseo," but also produced many woodblocks.

    In addition, through thorough analysis and historical research, many wooden types such as "Donggukjeongun" were restored, and each of the traditional functions was recognized as a holder to preserve and transfer his excellent production functions.