The 72nd Baekje Cultural Festival opens... A 9-day grand festival begins in Buyeo and Gongju.

Held for 9 days in Buyeo and Gongju... Performances, exhibitions, experiences, etc.

(Hongseong = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Joo-young = The '72nd Baekje Cultural Festival' opened in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province on the 3rd and began a 9-day festival schedule.

The opening ceremony was held on the main stage at Jeongnimsa Temple Site in Buyeo-gun with the attendance of South Chungcheong Province Governor Park Soo-hyun, other major guests, and festival visitors, in that order, including the Sabi Cheondo procession, Jeongdogoyuje, theme and congratulatory performances, and a drone art show.

At the opening ceremony, Governor Park said, "We will properly develop the National Historical and Cultural Rights Promotion Agency, which is scheduled to be built in Buyeo, and establish Buyeo as a center connecting the nine historical and cultural regions of the Republic of Korea."

He then promised, “We will also promote nighttime performances of luxury Baekje culture to revive the beauty of Baekje and turn Buyeo into a tourist city where people can stay and enjoy.” He also promised, “We will make the history of Sabi Baekje bloom even bigger.”

The Baekje Cultural Festival is a representative historical and cultural festival held in Buyeo and Gongju every year in South Chungcheong Province to revive the history and culture of Baekje and publicize its value. This year, it will be held from the 3rd to the 11th.

In the Buyeo city area, with the theme of 'Beautiful Baekje, Shining Sabi', there will be rites and Buddhist temples such as the Buyeo Gocheon Festival, traditional folk performances, Buyeo Artists' Festival, Sabi Autumn Trot, overseas exchange performances, Baekje theater troupe, and world fusion instrument performances.

At Gongju Geumgang Shrine Park, Gongsanseong Fortress, and the Wangdosim area, a variety of educational, exhibition, and experience programs will be presented, including ceremonies such as Baekje Honbul painting, various performances such as Woongjin Fantasia's 'Bronze Mirror', and Baekje Cultural Festival academic conferences under the theme of 'Bronze Mirror, Shining the Light of Baekje in 1500'.

In the future, South Chungcheong Province plans to develop stay-type tourism resources by linking Baekje historical and cultural resources, such as the Baekje Cultural Festival and UNESCO World Heritage sites in Gongju and Buyeo.