'Simgok Seowon and Cheoinseong' Selected as Final Winners of Cultural Heritage Administration Contest

Yongin City announced on the 20th that the projects submitted by Yongin City and the A&A Culture Research Institute were selected as final winners in the cultural heritage utilization contest projects, including the 'Living and Breathing Hyanggyo and Seowon Utilization Project' and the 'Vivid Cultural Heritage Project,' conducted by the Cultural Heritage Administration in 2015 on the 17th.

Selected for the 'Living and Breathing Hyanggyo and Seowon Utilization Project,' 'Feeling the Fragrance of Cultural Heritage at Simgok Seowon' first began in 2014 and received a great response from residents. In 2015, it was selected as an intensive development project and will receive 75 million won in national and provincial funds out of a total budget of 100 million won to develop and operate new programs.

Cheoinseong (Gyeonggi Province Monument No. 44), which was selected for the Vivid Cultural Heritage Project, has had low recognition due to its distance from the city center despite its historical value. However, through active cultural heritage utilization, it presents an alternative of shifting perception toward 'a cultural heritage site people want to visit again' and promoting regional revitalization, and will receive 43.7 million won in national and provincial funds out of a total budget of 62.5 million won.