☐ 25'Saengsaeng National Heritage programs
[Program Details]
1. Find the Envoy The event has been successfully completed.
ㅇ Date : April 24 (Thursday) – April 25 (Friday), 2025 (2 days, 4 sessions total)
ㅇ Time : 1st: 10:00 – 12:00 2nd: 13:00 – 15:00
ㅇ Location : Paengseong-eup Gaeksa and surrounding area
ㅇ Participants : Students as well as entire families
ㅇ Details :
- This is an educational hands-on program designed as a game where participants journey through historical and cultural landmarks of Paengseong-eup, imagining a envoys is on their way to the Gaeksa.
- At each key stop, local residents will act as guides, sharing historical stories and facilitating quizzes and games. The experience follows a stamp tour format.
- Upon reaching the final destination, the Paengseong Gaeksa, participants will search for the hidden envoys through a game and take a commemorative photo to complete the tour.
Participants can also enjoy traditional folk games and receive promotional souvenirs.
- At the end, participants will write a nostalgic handwritten letter, which will be mailed to themselves or their family within a month, helping them and their loved ones recall the memories of the event.
ㅇ Main Tour Stops:
① Buyongsan Gwangajeong (Starting Point)
② Gaksa 3-ri Community Center
③ Paengseong-eup Administrative Welfare Center (Old Government Office Site)
④ Paengseong Gaeksa (Final Destination)
(Total Distance: 900 meters)
ㅇ Participation Fee : Free
2. Sewing Troop
ㅇ Date : June 28 (Sat) - August 30, 2025 (Total of 8 sessions)
(1st and 3rd Saturdays every month / 8 sessions total)
ㅇ Time : 09:00 – 12:00
ㅇ Location : Gaeksa and Anjeong-Ri Art Square
ㅇ Participants : Local residents, Foreigners, etc.
ㅇ Participation : First 20 applicants in order of application
ㅇ Details : A community program where participants sew traditional costumes by handmade to wear and take part in the annual main event, “The Road to Meet the King,”scheduled for September 27.
ㅇ Participation Fee : 30,000 won
3. Learn and Share(Community Capacity Building Program)
ㅇ Date : June 10 (Tue) – October 14 (Tue), 2025 (4 sessions in total)
June 10–11: Educational sessions
June 12: Benchmarking field trip
October 14: Outcome sharing session
ㅇ Location : Paengseong-eup Welfare Center
ㅇ Participation : Open to all local residents
ㅇ Details :
➀ Program Overview
The Lively National Heritage Project in Pyeongtaekhas been conducted in a resident-led participatory format.
For the past 10 years, local residents have actively taken part in field-based activities.
As the project enters its 11th year, training for residents to become cultural planners is now essential.
The goal is to build a resident-led organizing teamto ensure the project’s sustainability.
(2024, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Lively Heritage Project, capacity-building program was held and received significant interest and positive feedback.)
4. On the Way to Meet the King (Main Event)
ㅇ Date : Sep 27, 2025 (Sat)
ㅇ Time : 13:00 – 18:00
ㅇ Location : Paengseong-eup Gaeksa, Paengseong-eup Welfare Center
ㅇ Participants : Open to all residents, K6 US military families, and people of all ages and genders
ㅇ Details : Parade of the Governor & Reenactment of the Manggwollye, Traditional cultural events and additional events
ㅇ Parade Route : Paengseong-eup Welfare Center - Daewon Apartment - Songhwa Elementary School - Umi Apartment - Paengseong Fire House – Cheongdam Middle & High School - Paengseong-eup Gaeksa Samgeori - Paengseong-eup Gaeksa (1.8km in total)
ㅇ Fee : Free (Advance reservation or walk-in participation)
ㅇ Reservation : Free rental of traditional attire available
▣ Vibrant National Heritage Project
The Vibrant National Heritage Project utilizes and protects national heritage in collaboration with local residents by combining the historical significance and values inherent in national heritage with the human and material resources of the region, conducting education, field experience, and performances.
Organized by the cultural arts organization WooriMunhwaDalguji, the project has been hosted by Pyeongtaek-City since 2015, now in its 11th year.
▷ 2018 Korea Festival Contents Awards (Best Program / Festival Director Award)
▷ 2022 Cultural Heritage Administration Awards (Best Program)
▷ 2023 Cultural Heritage Administration Awards (Best Program)
▷ 2023 Korea Festival Contents Awards (Best Program / Festival Production
▷ 2024 Cultural Heritage Administration Awards (Best Program) Award)
▣ Paengseong-eup Gaeksa
During the Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty (918-1910), the Jeonpae (a wooden tablet symbolizing the king) was enshrined at this place, and government officials performed bowing rituals to the king every first and fifteenth day of the month.
The Gaeksa held a higher status than the magistrate's office, and government officials stayed here when delivering the king’s orders. Foreign envoys and government officials from the palace also used the place for accommodation.
— 원문: https://blog.naver.com/4235umd/223877564916