The Jeonju International Hanji Industry Fair (29th Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival) will open its splendid curtains with the theme 'This is Hanji' at the Korean Traditional Culture Center in Jeonju for three days from the 2nd to the 4th of next month.
The Jeonju Cultural Foundation (Chairman Woo Beom-gi) has prepared a colorful event featuring the opening ceremony, fashion shows, experiences, exhibitions, participatory programs, and evening events under the theme 'This is Hanji,' showcasing the traditional value of Hanji, its industrial potential, and its everyday uses.
This year's festival will kick off with an opening performance. Following a performance wishing for UNESCO's recognition of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the event will feature the National Hanji Craft Competition, the National Children's Hanji Art Contest, a runway show with citizen models, and an international Hanji fashion show all in one place. In the evening, the program 'Hanji Night' will continue with autumn busking and a nighttime event with a Hanji picnic concept, filling Jeonju's autumn atmosphere with a different charm during the day and night.
At the heart of the participatory program is the 'Jeonju Hanji Olympics.' It will be held for different groups during the festival period, with foreign exchange students and tourists participating on the 2nd, local kindergarten students on the 3rd, and citizen families who pre-registered on the 4th. Through activities like building Hanji towers, Hanji tug-of-war, breaking boards, and Hanji challenges, people of all ages can experience Hanji with their bodies.
In addition, in collaboration with the Sejong Institute, Hanji Olympics will be simultaneously held overseas. Hanji experiences such as Hanji yutnori, Hanji jegichagi, Hanji ddakji, Hanji kite flying, and more will take place in 10 locations in 4 countries including the U.S. (Oakland, San Francisco), Canada (Montreal, Waterloo), Vietnam (Quy Nhon, Vinh Long, Hanoi, Vietnam Hub), and the United Arab Emirates (Sharjah Hub, Ajman), expanding the games initiated in Jeonju to everyday life worldwide.
International exchange and expanding the city's outreach are the major features of this year. The foundation has been promoting Jeonju Hanji in Zimbabwe, Blantyre, and Prague, Czech Republic since September, and through exchanges with craft artists from Kanazawa, Japan, an exchange exhibition will be held from the festival opening day (October 2) to October 17.
The process of creating new works through the meeting of the materiality and aesthetics of Hanji made in Jeonju with interpretations of overseas crafts is a significant viewing point of this festival. Furthermore, the simultaneous Jeonju Hanji Olympics held domestically and internationally will accelerate the globalization of Jeonju Hanji and serve as a means to widely promote the city's bid for the Summer Olympics.
The exhibition section will divide Hanji's spectrum into traditional, modern, and applied categories. The 31st National Hanji Craft Competition started its call for entries in April and concluded judging on September 17, with the grand prize (National Assembly Speaker's Award) going to artist Park So-hye with the work 'Jeonju Jang.' The award-winning works in traditional (jihwahwa), modern (clothing, painting, sculpture), and applied (cultural products, others) categories will be displayed for a month on the 3rd floor of the exhibition hall.
In the 5th National Children's Hanji Art Contest, out of 1,200 Hanji distributed, a total of 614 pieces were submitted, and the grand prizes were awarded to Yoo Han-byeol (Seonghyun Kindergarten) in the preschool division, Park I-ru (Seoil Elementary School) in the lower grades division, and Yoon Da-yoon (Seoil Elementary School) in the upper grades division. Additionally, 549 award-winning works including excellent and encouragement prizes can be viewed during the same period.
The 'Hanji Business Model Pavilion,' which experiments with the industrial application of Hanji, will also be showcased. Architectural panels made based on the physical properties of Hanji such as thickness and tensile strength after about three months of experimentation will be installed on-site. On October 2 at 4 p.m., a 'Hanji Discourse' talk will be held with architects to professionally discuss Hanji as a material for architecture. It is expected to be a moment where Hanji expands beyond the realm of crafts into the language of space and structure.
Throughout the festival, there will be demonstrations of Hanji making, Hanji experiences, sales, traditional games, and small-scale events at various locations. At Jeonju Gyeonggijeon Hall, the reenactment of sealing the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and the program 'Jeonju Gyeonggijeon Story' will continue, vividly conveying the meaning of traditional record culture on-site. Visitors can feel the delicate fiber texture of Hanji with their fingertips and reflect on the philosophy of recording and preservation in history at the historical site.
? Summary:
The Jeonju International Hanji Industry Fair, also known as the 29th Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival, will take place for three days at the Korean Traditional Culture Center in Jeonju. The event will feature various activities such as opening ceremonies, fashion shows, competitions, and participatory programs to showcase the traditional value and industrial potential of Hanji.
?️ Korean Translation:
전주 국제 한지 산업 박람회인 29회 전주 한지 문화 축제가 다음 달 2일부터 4일까지 전주 한국전통문화원에서 세 가지 동안 열릴 예정입니다. 이 행사는 전통적 가치와 산업 잠재력을 보여주기 위해 개막식, 패션쇼, 경연대회 및 참여 프로그램 등 다양한 활동을 선보일 것입니다.
❓ Comprehension Questions:
1. What are some of the activities that will be featured at the Jeonju International Hanji Industry Fair?
활동 중 일부는 무엇입니까?
2. How will the 'Hanji Olympics' be organized during the festival period?
'한지 올림픽'은 어떻게 행사 기간 동안 진행될 것인가요?
3. What is the significance of the collaboration with the Sejong Institute for the Hanji Olympics?
세종연구소와의 협력이 한지 올림픽에 어떤 중요성이 있나요?
? Vocabulary Learning:
1. splendid / 화려한 / adjective
- very impressive; magnificent
- 그 곳은 화려한 궁전과 정원으로 가득 차 있었습니다.
- The place was filled with splendid palaces and gardens.
2. participatory / 참여의 / adjective
- involving or characterized by active participation
- 그 프로그램은 모든 사람들의 참여를 촉구합니다.
- The program encourages the participation of everyone.
3. simultaneous / 동시에 / adjective
- occurring, operating, or done at the same time
- 두 이벤트가 동시에 열릴 예정입니다.
- The two events will be held simultaneously.
4. outreach / 확장 / noun
- the extent or length of reaching out
- 이 프로젝트는 지역 사회에 더 많은 사람들에게 도달하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다.
- This project is making efforts to reach out to more people in the local community.
5. reenactment / 재연 / noun
- the acting out of a past event
- 그들은 역사적 사건을 재연하는 흥미로운 공연을 준비하고 있습니다.
- They are preparing an interesting performance reenacting a historical event.
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