[International I Journal = Reporter Ma Hye-seong from Yeouibong, Gyeongsangbuk-do] Held at Sosu Seowon (ancient Confucianism lecture hall) and Seonbi Village in Yeongju City with a theme of ‘Love of Seonbi’ from May 26th to May 29th, ‘2017 Yeongju Korea Seonbi Culture Festival’ ended with a great success.

▲ Yeongju Korea Seonbi Culture Festival was found to have a potential for representing all the traditional festivals of Korea ⓒIIJ

In particular, they arranged a time for visitors to think about the life of Seonbi and deliberate the way how to practice their life through day marketing whose theme changed every day consisting of diverse programs, for example, Traditional Coming-of-age Celebration (26th), Traditional Wedding Ceremony (27th), Ancient National Exam Winner Parade (28th), and Traditional Ancestral Ritual (29th).

This 10 year old Korea Seonbi Culture Festival prepared more diversified events than the past and spared more time for nighttime events to create the festive atmosphere and attract visitors' participation and positive response.

Located at the north end of Gyeongsangbuk-do, Yeongju City is considered to be the best city for touching footprints of ancient virtuous men of Korea as it has Sosu Seowon, the first seowon of Korea and Boseoksa Muryangsujeon (a temple hall). the most beautiful ancient architecture of Korea.

Being adjacent to Bonghwa-gun to the east, Andong City to the south, Danyang-gun to Chungcheongbuk-do to the west, and Yeongwol-gun to the north, Yeongju City is the traffic center between the Sobaek Mountains area and the Taebaek Mountains area..

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