Uiwang City Launches 'With the Divine Within Cheonggyesa Temple Grounds' Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City announced on the 8th that it has begun the 'With the Divine Within Cheonggyesa Temple Grounds' project, which was selected as a regional cultural heritage utilization program by the Cultural Heritage Administration this month.

The purpose is to actively excavate cultural heritage from excellent traditional temples to cultivate them as representative cultural, educational, and tourism resources for the region, and to explore proper preservation directions through active utilization.

Programs utilizing Cheonggyesa Temple (Gyeonggi Province Cultural Heritage Material No. 6), a representative cultural property of the city, wooden printing blocks held at Cheonggyesa (Gyeonggi Province Tangible Cultural Property No. 135), and Cheonggyesa Sinjungdo (Gyeonggi Province Tangible Cultural Property No. 275) will be conducted until November.

The first program 'Cheonggyesa Temple Guardian Training Program,' which began on the 6th, was attended by approximately 20 adults interested in Cheonggyesa Temple. After completing a six-week training course, participants will serve as docents sharing and promoting the value of Cheonggyesa Temple to citizens visiting the temple.

In August, the 'Cheonggyesa Buddhist Art Experience' and 'Making Cheonggyesa Tripitaka Printing Blocks' programs will be sequentially operated on a family basis with elementary school children. Applications for participation will be accepted through the city website.

Jung Hae-ryong, director of the Culture and Sports Division of Uiwang City, said, "The city plans to promote this project to become a win-win initiative that revitalizes not only Cheonggyesa Temple but also the surrounding commercial districts."