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  • 2010.2.16
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    ☆Daemokjang refers to a carpenter who has traditional Korean wooden architecture, especially traditional woodworking techniques. Their range of activities extends from maintenance, restoration and reconstruction of Hanok(house) or historical wooden buildings such as palaces and temples.

    Daemokjang is responsible for the overall process of planning, designing, and constructing buildings, as well as managing and supervising other carpenters. The wooden structures completed by Daemokjang are all elegant, concise, and simple, which is a unique characteristic of traditional Korean architecture.

    Traditional Korean construction processes require a aesthetic sense to select, cut, and shape wood to be used as building materials, along with the technical ability to design buildings according to their size, location, and use, and to create so-called 'thousand-year joint' without using nails.

    Park Yeong-gon (55, Daemokjang No. 718), a master craftsman of cultural heritage, is designated as an intangible cultural asset and also called Dopyeonsu.

    Dopyeonsu refers to a master craftsman's craftsmanship that includes the basic framework of a building, trims timber, and supervises the overall construction, and includes the scenery of life, the fascination of space, and the spirituality of culture.
  • 2010.2.16
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    ☆Najeonchil-gi is a craft made from conch, abalone, shellfish, etc. on a lacquer surface, and is a representative artifact of Korean people with a well-coordinated lacquer, which boasts a colorful natural color and a subtle gloss. (Najeon=mother-of-pearl, chilgi=lacquerware)

    Gwangju is known as "a three-black town" due to its high production of lacquer, ink and charcoal, and lacquerware and tools have been found in the historic site No. 375 of Sinchang-dong, proving the long history of lacquer crafts.

    Kim Ki-bok is a master of the art of making najeon(lacquer making) and aesthetic value. Born in Tongyeong, he has continued to play najeon for more than 50 years since the 16th century. He entered the Najeonchilgi Technical School in Tongyeong and received the skills and moved to Gwangju at the age of 19. In particular, he is good at 'dry' technique, which is a technique for drying lacquer.
  • 1972.2.18
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    ☆In Suyeong-gu, Busan, a local government called 'Nongcheong' was established to promote production by enhancing the skills and cooperation of farmers. As the farming practices and the following farming practices disappeared due to rapid urbanization, the farmers played nongak(music of farming), sang nongyo(folksongs of farming), and played the farming process.

    In Suyeong Nongcheong Nori, two men and women sing full songs one by one when the farmers gathered by the collective signal, arranged in the order of farming implements, farmers, and wives, and the whole group dances to the Nongak rhythm and enters an amusement park symbolized as a workplace. After planting rice in the order of spading, pulling out of seedling, rice planting, and threshing in accordance with the farming process, male farmers play rice paddies, divide them into east and west, and play cow fights, and leave after a long time.

    In urbanized Suyeong, the reproduction and theatricalization of the work centered on agricultural songs sung by agricultural officials is not only meaningful in that it inherits the folk songs of the Busan area, but also in that it inherits the spiritual legacy of the ancestors' cooperation, unity, and hard work.
  • 2000.2.18
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    ☆There are many traditional hunting methods, but there are records that hawk hunting - tame hawks and catch pheasants or rabbits - has been practiced in ancient Egypt and Persia for a long time. This hunting method was so popular in India that it was believed to originate in India, and was popular in China during the Yuan Dynasty.

    The hawking paintings of ancient tombs in Goguryeo, "The Chronicles of the Three States" and "The Heritage of the Three States" show that hawking has been prevalent in Korea since a long time ago.

    In Kando and North Korea, excellent hawks called Haedongcheong were produced and exported to China and Japan. Falcon hunting was especially popular among the aristocracy, and during the Goryeo Dynasty, the government office called Eungbang in charge of breeding and hunting hawks was established. Eungbang installed during the reign of King Chungnyeol of the Goryeo Dynasty continued until the Joseon Dynasty, but there was a lot of controversy over whether to exist or not due to the heavy burden on the people. The practice of hawking was widely spread to the private sector, and was practiced almost nationwide under Japanese colonial rule.

    Park Yong-soon, who had been following his father since he was young, was used to hawking. By the fifth grade of elementary school, he had already started hawking. Park Yong-soon's method of hawking and hunting has continued during his military service by raising and training hawks as a zookeeper.
  • 2000.2.18
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    ☆Yoon Ja-deok from Seocheon is a member of Papyeong Yun family. She has lived in Daejeon since she was married to Eunjin Song family' 12th eldest son of Song Byeong-ha (1642-1697), the second grandson of Song Jun-gil of Dongchundang at her age of 25.

    As the eldest daughter-in-law, she received various food skills from her mother-in-law, including ancestral rites at her family. The cookbooks of the manuscripts handed down to the family include the recipes of various home-brewed liquors including Songsun-ju.

    Songsunju uses 1 yeast and 3 sacks of rice for crude liquor; and 1 mal(Korean unit of measure) of glutinous rice and 500g of pine bud for finishing.

    Process: Steam the white rice flour first. Add the yeast and water to the dough to be thickened in a pot. Age for 10 days in a room of 20 to 25°C to make an understatement. The main liquor is made of glutinous rice to cool it down, then mix the aged rice with water and knead it. Slightly blanch the pine buds in boiling water to drain the water, lay them under a jar, and put the liquor in a room of 20 to 25°C for 15 days to mature.
  • 2007.2.23
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    ☆Pyeongchang Hwangbyeongsan Hunting Folk is a folklore based on winter community hunting, which can only be seen in highland areas over 700 meters above sea level and mountainous areas with a snowfall of more than 1 meter. It retains the same hunting folk style including food, clothing, community faith, and hunting practices, especially a hunting folk group that reproduces traditional mountain hunting culture in Gangwon Province such as hunting methods, hunting tools, and hunting festivals.
  • 2007.2.23
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    ☆Sokcho Domun Nongyo is a farming song that is inherited from Domun Village, an agricultural village formed along the Ssangcheon Stream. In particular, it is well preserved by villagers even in the midst of the disappearance of many agricultural songs during the modernization process, so it has a large designated value for systematic preservation and transmission of traditional culture.
  • 1990.2.24
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    ☆"Bal" means a shade made of thread woven from reeds or slender bamboo that is used to cover the sun on a summer day or interior decoration by hanging. "Jukryum" refers to a "dae-bal" that is woven with a string or thread.

    The production process is to store the collected two to three years old bamboo and dry it in the shade to ensure its purity, and then to produce it in the order of cutting, shaving, grinding, and weaving.

    Some of them are woven with patterns on the edges of the lines. Some of them are decorated with patterns of Ssanghui(喜喜) or life(壽) or luck(福); 卍 pattern around them. Outer corners are sometimes decorated with navy blue lines.

    It is said that the original production site of Jukryum was Damyang. Currently, Park Seong-chun, the holder of the bamboo screen function, continues his craftsmanship of making traditional Damyang bamboo.
  • 1993.2.25
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    ☆Andong Songhwaju, a liquor made by the Jeonju Yu Family, was used as a ritual offering for ancestors during ancestral rites, and was used to entertain precious guests. Although it is difficult to know when it began to be made, it was said that Jeongjae (1777-1861) had already used it as a ritual, indicating that it was more than 200 years old.

    Songhwaju is a clear alcoholic drink with an alcohol level of 15° to 18°. The scent of pine needles, pressed chrysanthemums, and lonicer aflower is considered very unique.
  • 1996.2.27
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    ☆Somokjang refers to a carpenter who has the skills and skills to produce wood furniture such as a building door, a window, a wardrobe, a gauge, a desk, and a door-gap, which are symmetrical to Daemokjang.

    According to records, carpenters have been around since the Silla Dynasty, and the name "somokjang" has been called since the Goryeo Dynasty. Until the early Joseon Dynasty, wooden furniture was mainly made for the royal family and the upper class, but during the late Joseon Dynasty, it was widely distributed to the private sector, showing local characteristics based on self-sufficiency.

    Jo Chan-young, the owner of somokjang, set foot in the furniture factory of Angeonsa Temple and took charge of about 30 large and small construction projects over a decade. There are clear traces of efforts to inherit traditional techniques by using traditional tools and selecting appropriate materials.
  • 1996.2.27
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    ☆Geumsan Ginseng Baekju is a traditional liquor-making method handed down to the Kimnyeong Kim family in Geumsan, which is recorded in the "Japrok" of Kim's family. According to the report, whole wheat and ginseng are mixed to make yeast by fermenting them for three months. The rice and the prepared yeast and ginseng are mixed to make an pre-liquor. Add wormwood, pine needles, ginseng, and rice and ferment them for 40 to 60 days. When the alcohol is fully cooked, filter it out and use a ring to distill it. The alcohol level is about 43 percent, and it smells like ginseng and has a soft color. Kim Chang-soo, a functional holder, is Kim Mun-ki's 18th-generation descendant and has inherited the technique from his mother and grandfather.
  • 2007.2.28
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    ☆In the area of Sangguri and Haguri in Aewol-eup, folk songs such as "Moshwi-Moving Sori," "Stepping on a fertilizer song," "Carrying load sori," and "Sound of grinding a field" are usually sung when farming. These folk songs are called "Sound of Farming Oat Bori" and are also enjoyed as a play.

    The "Sound of Farming Oat-Bori," a folk song play, won the grand prize at the 45th National Folk Arts Festival and was designated Jeju Island Intangible Cultural Property No.18 on February 28, 2007.
  • 2018.2.28
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    ☆Dongjanggak refers to the art of engraving the seal on metal such as the seal of state or the Royal seal. The genealogy of the Dongjanggak-jang leads to Hwang So-san, Jeong Gi-ho(Seokbul), and Jeong Min-jo(Mokbul).

    Jeong Min-jo was born in 1944, and widely known as "Mokbul(a wooden image of Buddha)".

    Jeong Min-jo learned Chinese and calligraphy from his teenage years by naturally accepting seal engraving and calligraphy early on in the family atmosphere. He began to learn calligraphy in earnest from his middle school years.

    He gained unique materials and innovative ways of expression through 50 years of hard work, and also pioneered another realm from his father's world. Thus, so-called "the world of Dongjanggak of Mokbul" was formed, which combines calligraphy techniques, painting sense, and delicate engraving.

    The first private exhibition was held at the age of 27 in 1968 at the "Hee" coffee shop in Gwangbok-dong, and in April 1985, the second private exhibition 'Seokbul Mokbul'. The 3rd individual exhibition was first exhibited at the Korean Art Museum in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do in 1996, and the 4th individual exhibition ['Mokbul Jeong Min-jo jeon'] was held at Seoul Gallery Samgyeong in November 2002 from November 7 to 13, 2002. In March 2007, the 5th individual exhibition 'Wave rises with flowers blooming on an old tree' was held as an invitational exhibition of gallery Montmartre in Busan.
  • 2008.2.29
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    ☆Bang Chun-woong has done onggi making as his main occupation following his great-grandfather Bang Yeon-ha and his father Bang Soon-bok. Upon his father's early death(1954), he began to learn from the teachings of the late Lee Yeong-jun(1901~1973), and became the leader of onggi handicraft team. The contents of the work are kiln-making, Chungcheong-do traditional earthenware making and fire burning.

    Currently, he is trying to achieve the maturity of culture that can discover the function and beauty of Onggi by understanding, teaching, and promoting traditional Onggi culture to students who are growing up through Onggi Experience Center and those who are interested in Onggi.
  • 2008.2.29
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    ☆Onggi-jang Lee Ji-soo has been inheriting the Onggi production for four generations since his grandfather settled in Onggi Village to avoid persecution by the Catholic Church. The Onggi Village in Geumsan-ri, Dogo-myeon was the best onggi-making village in the Janghangseon area until about 50 years ago, but only Lee Ji-su is currently making Onggi now.