COMMERATING NANGYE PARK YEON

(FT. LEE, NJ) AUGUST 29, 2004 – The Korea National Tourism Organization and the Yeongdong-gun Festival organizers, Yeongdong-gun Department of Tourism, Culture, invite you to experience traditional Korean music and its culture.

Nangye Traditional Music Festival is aimed at commemorating Nangye (pen name) Park Yeon, one of the three greatest musicians in Korea who lived during the Joseon Dynasty, and promote and further develop traditional Korean classical music. Based on the theme of “seeking Korea’s Sounds” this year’s festival features an exhibition of Korean traditional musical instruments, various hands-on experience events, and other programs where visitors can appreciate different sounds of traditional Korean music. By visiting the festival, visitors can see and enjoy a number of cultural relics that have been handed down from ancestors, as well as other visitor attractions.


Main Events:
Memorial rite, national Nangye traditional music contest, national Sijo (a Korean traditional short lyric poem) contest, Nangye Korean Classical music concert, dance drama depicting Nangye’s life, and a traditional musical instrument workshop.
Date:
October 9 – 12, 2004

Venue:
Yeongdong Stream Waterside,
Nangyesa (memorial hall),
Nangye Korean Musical Instrument Museum,
Nangye Traditional Music Hall

From Seoul, Yeongdong is approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes by bus.
Nearby sites of interest include:
Songho Tourist Resort, Mulhan Valley, Mt. Cheontaesan, Okgye Falls, Wolyubong Peak, Nangyesa Memorial Hall.

For further information, please contact the Korea National Tourism Organization at telephone: (800) 868-7567, fax: (201) 585-9041 or E-mail: gregory_m_kelly@kntoamerica.com
-End-