Hwaseong City Concludes '2023 Jeongjo Filial Piety Cultural Festival' on Grand Scale

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Choi Ki-ho] The '2023 Jeongjo Filial Piety Cultural Festival and Jeongjo the Great's Royal Procession' held at Hwaseong City's newly opened Jeongjo Filial Piety Park concluded successfully on the 8th, bringing down the curtain on the two-day grand finale.

On the 7th, the event drew considerable enthusiasm and interest from visitors as approximately 250 citizens participated together in reenacting the solemn scene of 'Hyungneung Cheonwon,' the transfer of Prince Sado's tomb.

Additionally, newly introduced parade cars accompanied the procession through the Hwaseong section of Jeongjo the Great's Royal Procession, drawing high citizen interest.

Furthermore, this year marked the first nighttime event in the Jeongjo Filial Piety Cultural Festival history, following historical verification of the nighttime movement of the 'Hyungneung Cheonwon.'

With approximately 300 candlelit torches for the nighttime procession and royal palanquins constructed for historical reenactment, the event recreated a moment for visitors to share in the joy of transferring the father's tomb to Hwaseong, an auspicious location.

Particularly on the 8th, the Jeongjo the Great's Royal Procession reenacting the 'Eulmyo Royal Journey Records' that departed from Changdeokgung Palace arrived at Hyungneung Tomb in Hwaseong, concluding the festival with the royal palanquin procession for the tomb consecration and offerings at Hyungneung.

The Hwaseong section of the royal procession was modified from the existing route along main roads to pass through Aenyang-dong and Hwasan-dong, which was evaluated as expressing King Jeongjo's desire to be close to his people.

Hwaseong City Mayor Jung Myeong-geun stated, "The event shone even brighter as citizens participated until the end despite the late hours," and added, "Going forward, we will continue to develop the Jeongjo Filial Piety Cultural Festival into a signature festival of Hwaseong City centered on its citizens."