Gwangalli Eobang festival in suyeong -gu Busan

Number of small festivals such as Namcheon-Millak Live Fish Festival, Gwangalli Beach Festival and Namcheon-dong Cherry Blossom Festival were unified in 2001 into a festival of a larger district scale Gwangalli Eobang Festival. As the only festival in Korea based on folk customs of traditional fishing villages, it is a characteristic spring festival of Busan which is held in Gwangalli Beach, Gwangan Bridge, Gwangalli New Media Art Museum, Gwangalli Beach Theme Street and so on
 
"Eobang (漁坊)" had been the cooperative fishermen's union of the Suyeong region where the fishing market was active, so the festival was named as "Gwangalli Eobang Festival" and is held every spring, at the end of April, based on the theme of inheriting the traditional spirit. Enjoy the colorful burst of spring in the place of dream and romance, Gwangalli Beach!

 

Eobang
With rich marine products, Suyeong was the first fishery region in Busan. In the Joseon period, installation of the Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong (The left navy of the Gyeongsang region) in this region had developed fishery much more because food had to be provided to the navy. In the eleventh year of King Hyeonjong, Eobang was installed to give instruction of fishing techniques for the purpose of encouraging and promoting fishery, and that was the Jwasuyeong Eobang (Eobang of the left navy).  Eobang was cooperative unions in fishing villages, which are similar to mutual-aid communities in sea villages of the present.


Eobang encouraged singing songs to relieve people from stress of hard work during a group work and to increase efficiency by letting people work with songs telling of fishermen's feelings. Fishing activities of that time were reorganized to "Jwasuyeong Eobang Nori", which has been preserved and passed on until now as the important intangible cultural asset No. 62. Gwangalli Eobang Festival was therefore named after Eobang (漁坊)' in that  it is to follow the traditional spirit of the Suyeong region.

* Eobang net-dragging Date: 15:00 ~ 16:30, April 26(Fri) ~ April 27(Sat) and 15:30 ~ 17:00, April 28(Sun)
Location: In front of the Mannamei Square
Program Description:It is an experience that dragging large net in participation of people. Since it reproduces traditional fishing method with the participants of the festival, it serves an opportunity for everyone to be united as one.

Jindueohwa Date:19:00 ~ 21:00, April 26(Fri) ~ April 27(Sat)
Location: In front of the Mannamei Square
Program Description: This traditional fishing method that was promoted by holding torchlight has been succeeded in Suyeong area from ancient time. The word ‘Jindueohwa’ indicates a lamp or torchlight that was lit at fishing boats and river ports where ships were coming and leaving.

 Street parade Date :16:00 ~ 18:30, April 28(Sat)
Location : City Hall Square > Gwangalli Beach > Millak-dong permanent stage
Program Description: Command the front sea of Gwangalli by GyeongsangJwasusa (Left naval commander)!
It is a parade that symbolizes the tradition and modern times of Suyeong.


Suyeong Folk Art Performance Date: 14:00 ~ 14:30, April 27(Sat)
         14:30 ~ 15:00, April 28(Sun)
Location: In front of Hotel Homers
Program Description: It is Suyeong Yaru performance that was no. 43 Important Intangible cultural Asset.

Hanging a lantern of wish  Date: April 19(Fri) ~ April 28(Sun)
Location: Theme Street
Program Description: It is a charged exhibition (10,000 won) in the Theme Street. Lanterns that were requested by families, individual, and group are exhibited along the street.

Program Schedule of Gwangalli Eobang festival  

By Tourist Bus or Car
through Namhae Expressway Seobusan Tollgate -> Dongseo Overpass -> Hwangryeongsan Tunnel Lamp -> Daenam Underground Road -> Gwangalli Coast Road -> Gwangalli Beach through Gyeongbu Expressway Guseo Interchange -> Dosi Expressway -> Suyeong Riverside Road -> Gwangan Bridge -> Gwangalli Beach
By Express Bus or Intercity Bus
Nopodong Bus Terminal Take the Subway 1st line at Nopodong Station and transfer at Seomyeon Station to the 2nd line -> Get it off at Geumryeonsan Station (1.2km, 18 minutes taken on foot) or Gwangan Station (700m, 10 minutes taken on foot) Sansang Seobu Intercity Bus Terminal Take the Subway 2nd line at Sasang Station and Get it off at Geumryeonsan Station or Gwangan Station Local bus No. 62 (Gwangalli Beach)
By KTX: Busan Station
Take the Subway 1st line at Busan Station and transfer at Seomyeon Station to the 2nd line -> Get it off at Geumryeonsan Station or Gwangan Station Local bus No. 41, 139, 1001 or 1003 (Gwangalli Beach)
By Air: Gimhae International Airport
Take the limousine bus toward Haeundae Beach (15-min. interval) and get it off Namcheon-dong (in front of the Kolon building).
By City Tour Bus ((051) 463-0084, Unavailable on Mondays)
Available 4 times everyday: Get off the bus at Gwangalli Beach (the Mannamei square)
By Local Bus
Take the bus No. 38, 42, 62, 83, 83-1 or 108-1 and get it off at Gwangalli Beach (200m, 4 minutes taken on foot). Take the bus No. 20, 39, 51-1,55-1, 131 or 155 and get it off at Gwangalli Beach (300m, 6 minutes taken on foot).
By Subway
Get off the subway 2nd line at Geumryeonsan Station or Gwangan Station (transfer at the 1st line Seomyeon or Yeonsan Station, transfer at the 3rd line Yeonsan Station)

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Artist Kang In Joo ［The Sounds 22th Exhibition］

The energy to the life delivered by energy of nature
The ‘nature’delivered by painter, Kang is similar with his life actually. He, who prepared the place of life and painting work on the patch of beautiful mountain in Nakdong river, speaks the life with perception of vitality and truth through the entire body and transferring into the canvas.

His sight facing the nature is straight and touch is sensitive. The trees standing on the land and the passing wind is just passing through him only. He keeps his sight on the old trees endured throughout the times and the wild flowers bloomed as if stayed in the remote site.

His comment on the artwork in combination of many flower drawings, ‘LOVE’ While I was lying on the slope of sunlight during climbing high mountain in early spring, when I took a look to the side, a small red wild flower said, ‘Why you came so late, I have waited for you so long time in the coldness, why you are so late.’ I created a form on it on the canvas with sorry and admiration.

His working method delivers the meaning of the nature (life) wider and deeper. He uses the knife instead of brush. “I felt the admiration like thrilling from the line of the light splashed on to the bough of trees which was glimpsed during climbing in high mountain, the frost made on the grass in deep winter and the line of the rain dropped on the street lamp. I thought the knife is better to approach to the real nature.”

His knife is more delicate and precise than brush. Unique and natural touch is outstanding. The overlapped matiere radiates the material nature and depth of life. He approaches to the artwork with sharp knife as if arranging the up and down in the life. “Knife was my destiny and the canvas is my love and the knife and canvas are my tears and life.”(From the artist’s note)

The ‘nature’ described by him creates energy changing the things and the human mind as it is netted from the depth of life. He, trod the stubborn independent road with the theme of ‘nature’ delivers the deep taste of the matured emotion brought forth from the long time of endurance.

                             Exhibit hall : kyengin art Gallery in Seoul
                             Exhibit term : 2013.4.17 wed ~ 4.23 tue.
                             contact telephoe : 010-3841-4812 / 02-733-4448