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Folk Belief

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Stone Monuments for the Mountain Deity: Invoking the Sacred Spirit of Mudeungsan Mountain	* Place: Mudeungsan Mountain, Shrine for the Mountain Deity of Mudeungsan Mountain, Cheonjedan Altar of Mudeungsan Mountain, Yaksaam Hermitage, Jeungsimsa Temple * Object: Stone Monument for the Deity of Seoseoksan Mounatin, Stone Monument for the Deity of Seoseoksan Mountain near Yaksaam Hermitage, Stone Monument for the Deity of Seoseoksan Mountain near Jeungsimsa Temple
Sajikdan Altar	* Actor: Sajik Library * Event: Sajik Dano Festival, Sajikje Ritual * Place: Sajikdan Altar, Gwangju, Outdoor Performance Stage of Sajik Park, Observation Tower of Sajik Park * Heritage: Gwandeokjeong Archery Center, Gwangju, Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School * Architecture: Yangpajeong Pavilion * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju
Village Guardians: Local Trees and Shrines	* Actor: village guardian trees of Gwangju, village guardian trees of Mudeungsan Mountain * Event: Village Guardian Ritual of Chunhyo-dong, Village Guardian ritual of Imjeong Village, Village Guardian Ritual of Chilseok Villlage * Place: Chunghyo-dong (Mudeungsan Mountain) * Heritage: Saw-leaf Zelkova of Hak-dong * Object: Protected Trees of Gwangju, Gingko Tree of Chilseok-dong * Concept: 광주광역시_기념물, village guardian deity
Guardian Posts: Guiding the Way, Protecting the Village	* Event: Guardian Post Ritual of Imjeong * Place: 광주읍성, Seowonmun Gate of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Ipseok Village, Chonnam National University Museum * Object: Stone Guardian Posts from Seowonmun Gate, 돌장승, wooden guardian post, Guardian Post of Seongchon Village, Guardian Post of Imjeong Village, Standing Stone of Ipseok Village * Concept: guardian posts (jangseung) of Gwangju, Gwangju Folk Cultural Heritage * Story: guardian posts (beoksu) of Gwangju

Buddhism

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Mudeung Wellness Retreat: A Gentle Pause, A Healing Journey in Gwangju	* Actor: Gwangju Metropolitan City * Event: Visit Gwangju 2025 * Place: Gwangju Traditional Culture Center, 도심습지, Ramsar-designated wetland, Mudeungsan Mountain, Pyeongdume Wetland, Ullim-dong Art Valley, Wonhyosa Temple, Jangnok Wetland, Jeungsimsa Temple * Concept: Mudeung Wellness Retreat
Wonhyosa Temple: Legacy of Monk Wonhyo	* Actor: Songgwangsa Museum, Monk Wonhyo, Monk Ingok * Event: Wonhyosa Temple Culture and Arts Festival, Wonhyosa temple stay programs * Place: Gwangju National Museum, Mansusa Temple, Damyang, Mudeungsan Mountain, Songgwangsa Temple, Suncheon, Wonhyogyegok Valley, Wonhyosa Temple * Heritage: CPNO:2112400080000, CPNO:2112400150000 * Object: Stupa of Monk Wonhyo, Buddhist Bell from Mansusa Temple, Artifacts Excavated from Wonhyosa Temple * Architecture: Daeungjeon Hall of Wonhyosa Temple
Jeungsimsa Temple: A Repository of Buddhist Heritage	* Actor: Doyun (798-868), 현준호, 호남은행 * Place: Daehwangsa Temple, Seobongsa Temple Site, Jeungsimsa Temple * Heritage: CPNO:1122401310000, CPNO:2112400010000, CPNO:2112400130000, CPNO:2112400140000, CPNO:3412400010000 * Object: Ten Principal Disciples in Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple, Gwangju, Five Hundred Arhats in Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple, Gwangju, Iron Seated Vairocana Buddha of Jeungsimsa Temple, Gwangju, Three-story Stone Pagoda of Jeungsimsa Temple, Stone Standing Bodhisattva of Jeungsimsa Temple * Architecture: Birojeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple, Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple * Concept: Jeungsimsa temple stay programs
Ten Scenic Views of Jeungsimsa Temple: Poetry and Art at Mudeungsan Mountain	* Actor: Song Tae-hoe (1872-1941), Heo Baek-ryeon (1891-1977) * Place: Saeinbong Peak of Mudeungsan Mountain, Seoseokdae Rock of Mudeungsan Mountain, Cheonjedan Altar of Mudeungsan Mountain, Yaksaam Hermitage, Yongchugyegok Valley, Jeungsimsa Temple * Record: Yeomjae yugo (Collected Works of Song Tae-hoe) * Work: Ten Scenic Views of Jeungsimsa Temple * Agent: Jeong Un-myeon (1906-1948) * Architecture: Chwibaengnu Pavilion of Jeungsimsa Temple
Stone Monuments for the Mountain Deity: Invoking the Sacred Spirit of Mudeungsan Mountain	* Place: Mudeungsan Mountain, Shrine for the Mountain Deity of Mudeungsan Mountain, Cheonjedan Altar of Mudeungsan Mountain, Yaksaam Hermitage, Jeungsimsa Temple * Object: Stone Monument for the Deity of Seoseoksan Mounatin, Stone Monument for the Deity of Seoseoksan Mountain near Yaksaam Hermitage, Stone Monument for the Deity of Seoseoksan Mountain near Jeungsimsa Temple
Hyangnimsa Temple: A Contemporary Temple Bridging Education and Buddhist Tradition	* Actor: Gwangju Buddhist College, Cheonun (1932-2010), Hyangnim Kindergarten, Hyangnim Publishing House * Place: Hwaeomsa Temple, Gurye, Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam, 향림사, Hyangnim Daycare Center * Heritage: CPNO:2112400280000 * Object: Josanggyeong (Sutras on the Production of Buddhist Images) of Hyangnimsa Temple, Gwangju
Yaksaam Hermitage: A Sacred Site of the Medicine Buddha on Mudeungsan Mountain	* Actor: Doyun (798-868) * Place: Mudeungsan Mountain, Songgwangsa Temple, Suncheon, Yaksaam Hermitage * Heritage: CPNO:1122406000000, CPNO:3412400020000 * Object: Three-story Stone Pagoda at Yaksaam Hermitage, Gwangju, Stone Seated Buddha at Yaksaam Hermitage, Gwangju * Architecture: Daeungjeon Hall of Yaksaam Hermitage
Munbinjeongsa Temple: A Place of Art, Democracy, and Remembrance	* Actor: Ko Un (1933- ), Kim Nam-ju (1945-1994), Kim Hong-bin (1964-2021), Bak Gwang-suk, O Ji-ho (1905-1982), Jang Mun-bin (1893-1987), Jiseon (1946- ) * Event: June 10 Democratic Uprising, 김남주-박광숙_결혼식 * Place: Mudeungsan Mountain, Munbinjeongsa Temple, Baegyangsa Temple, Jangseong * Object: Stele of O Ji-ho * Concept: 히말라야_14좌_완등
Stone Pagodas of Gwangju: The Aesthetic Legacy of Buddhist Art	* Place: Gwangju Park, Gwangju National Museum, National Museum of Korea, Mudeungsan Mountain, Seonggeosa Temple Site, Seonggeosan Mountain, Yaksaam Hermitage, Jeungsimsa Temple * Heritage: CPNO:1122401090000, CPNO:1122401100000, CPNO:2112400010000, CPNO:2112400120000, Five-story Stone Pagoda in Jisan-dong, Gwangju * Object: Five-story Stone Pagoda at Seonggeosa Temple Site, Gwangju (Presumed), (전)광주_성거사지_오층석탑_사리갖춤, 광주_신룡동_오층석탑_유물, Three-story Stone Pagoda at Yaksaam Hermitage, Gwangju, 광주_지산동_오층석탑_유물, Three-story Stone Pagoda of Jeungsimsa Temple * Architecture: Five-story Stone Pagoda in Sillyong-dong, Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple * Concept: 광주_석조_문화유산
Mudeungsan Mountain: Where Monks and Literati Meet	* Actor: Chungjangsa Shrine * Place: Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and Surroundings, Gwangju, Mudeungsan Mountain, Jamwonbong Peak of Mudeungsan Mountain, Chunghyo-dong (Mudeungsan Mountain), Munbinjeongsa Temple, Yaksaam Hermitage, Wonhyogyegok Valley, Wonhyosa Temple, Jeungsimsa Temple * Heritage: Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School, Chwigajeong Pavilion, Pungamjeong Pavilion * Concept: Mudeung Landscape Course

Confucianism

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Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School	* Actor: Gwangju Confucian College, Bak Gwang-ok (1526-1593), Hong Jae-eung * Event: Sajik Dano Festival, Confucian Academy * Place: Sajikdan Altar, Gwangju, 광주읍성, Jamwonbong Peak of Mudeungsan Mountain * Heritage: Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School * Agent: Kim Seon (1750-?) * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju, 광주광역시_유형문화유산 * Person: Kwon Su-pyeong
Commemorative Pavilion of the Jangheung Go Clan: Three Generations of the Three Confucian Virtues	* Actor: Go Geo-hu, Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Go Gyeong-hyeong, Go Bu-geum, Go Yong-hu (1577-1648), Go In-hu (1561-1592), Go Jong-hu (1554-1593), Lady Jeong (wife of Go Geo-hu), Lady Go (wife of No Sang-ryong), Pochungsa Shrine * Event: Battle of Geumsan * Architecture: Birthplace of Go Gyeong-myeong, Commemorative Pavilion of the Jangheung Go Clan * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju, Gwangju Monument, civilian army in the Honam region during the Japanese invasions of 1592-1598
Commemorative Pavilion of Chunghyo-dong: The Village of Loyalty and Filial Devotion	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Chungjangsa Shrine, Kim Deok-ryeong (1567-1596), Kim Deok-bo (1571-1627), Kim Deok-hong (1558-1592), Lady Yi (wife of Kim Deok-ryeong) * Event: Battle of Geumsan * Place: Chunghyo-dong (Mudeungsan Mountain), Byeokjinseowon Confucian Academy, Chungjang-ro Road * Heritage: Chwigajeong Pavilion, Pungamjeong Pavilion * Architecture: Commemorative Pavilion of Chunghyo-dong * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju, Gwangju Monument
Yi Seon-je’s Shrine in Perpetuity: Remembering Outstanding Virtue	* Actor: Yi Seon-je (1389-1453) * Event: Old Red Leaf Willow Festival * Place: 부용정, Suamseowon Confucian Academy, 이선제_묘, Pilmun-daero Road * Heritage: Old Red Leaf Willow, Buncheong Memorial Tablet of Yi Seon-je with Inlaid Design and Inscription of “gyeongtae onyeon”, Yi Seon-je’s Shrine in Perpetuity * Agent: 김문발 * Concept: Gwangju Folk Cultural Heritage, 광주향약
Wolbongseowon Confucian Academy: Repository of the Four-Seven Debate	* Actor: Gi Dae-seung (1527-1572), Kim Jang-saeng (1548-1631), Kim Jip, Bak Sang (1474-1530), Bak Sun (1523-1589), Wolbongseowon Confucian Academy, Yi Hwang (1501-1570) * Place: Sungdeoksa Shrine * Heritage: Bingwoldang Lecture Hall * Object: printing woodblocks for the Gobong munjip (Collected Works of Gi Dae-seung) * Record: 고봉집 * Architecture: 장판각 * Concept: Gwangju Monument, 광주광역시_유형문화유산 * Person: 김계휘
Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and the Literati of 16th-Century Korea	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Gi Dae-seung (1527-1572), Kim Seong-won (1525-1597), Kim Yun-je (1501-1572), Kim In-hu (1510-1560), Song Si-yeol (1607-1689), Yang San-bo (1503–1557), Jeong Cheol (1536-1593) * Place: Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion, Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and Surroundings, Gwangju, Sigyeongjeong Pavilion and Surroundings, Damyang, Sigyeongjeong Pavilion, Jamitan Stream * Object: name plaque of Hwangbyeokdang Pavilion * Concept: Scenic Site

Christianity

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In Search of Light and Truth: A Modern Architectural Tour of Yangnim-dong	* Actor: Gwangju Metropolitan City, Gwangju Jejung Hospital, Eugene Bell (1868-1925), Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Soongil School, Gordon W. Avison (1891-1967), Clement C. Owen (1867-1909), Robert M. Wilson (1880-1963) * Event: Visit Gwangju 2025 * Place: Yangnim History and Culture Village, Avison Memorial Hall * Architecture: Owen Memorial Hall, Missionary Robert Wilson’s House, Eugene Bell Memorial Hall * Concept: In Search of Light and Truth
Yangtiago Missionary Pilgrimage: Walking the Path of Christian Mission in Yangnim-dong	* Actor: Gwangju YMCA, Gwangju YWCA, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Gwangju Yangnim Church, Gwangju Jejung Hospital, Eugene Bell (1868-1925), Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Clement C. Owen (1867-1909), Jo A-ra (1912-2003), Choi Heung-jong (1880-1966) * Event: Visit Gwangju 2025 * Place: Sosimdang Jo A-ra Memorial Hall, Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery, Horned Holly Hill in Yangnim-dong, Obang Choi Heung-jong Memorial Hall * Heritage: Horned Holly in Yangnim-dong * Architecture: Curtis Memorial Hall of Former Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Gwangju, Owen Memorial Hall, Eugene Bell Memorial Hall * Concept: Yangtiago Missionary Pilgrimage, Historic Site of Korean Christianity
From Missionary’s House to a Space for Art: The Story of Missionary John T. Underwood’s House	* Actor: Horace G. UnderWood (1859-1916), John T. Underwood (1922-1994), Jean W. Underwood, Honam Theological University and Seminary * Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising, 5.18의_진실_알리기_활동 * Place: Horanggasinamu Art Poligon * Architecture: Missionary John T. Underwood’s House
The Role of Catholic Leaders in the May 18 Democratic Uprising	* Actor: 5.18 Citizen Emergency Headquarters, Bukdong Catholic Church, Gwangcheon-dong Catholic Church, Kim Seong-yong (1934-), Deulbul (Wildfire) Night School, Youn Kong-hi (1924-), Jeong Gyu-wan, Cho Pius (1938-2016), Archdiocese of Gwangju, Justice and Peace Committee of Gwangju Diocese, Honam-dong Catholic Church * Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising, Martial Law Troops’ Intrusion into Gwangju Bukdong Catholic Church * Place: Gwangju Catholic Center, Geumnam-ro Road, Former Jeollanam-do Provincial Government Building * Record: Owol geunal i dasi omyeon
The Role of the YWCA in the May 18 Democratic Uprising	* Actor: 5.18 Citizen Emergency Headquarters, Gwangju YWCA, Gwangju YWCA Credit Union, Yi Ae-sin, Jo A-ra (1912-2003), Korea YWCA * Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising, May YWCA Citizens’ Forum * Place: May 18 Historic Sites, Former Site of the Gwangju YWCA
As Seen Through Landmarks: The Influence of Western Missionaries in the Early Japanese Colonial Period	* Actor: Southern Presbyterian Church, 배유지, 서로득, Jennie Speer, Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Mrs. M. L. Sterns, Clement C. Owen (1867-1909), 오웬_윌리엄, Robert M. Wilson (1880-1963), Hallie Winsborough, Mrs. Curtis * Place: Yangnim History and Culture Village * Architecture: Speer Hall of Former Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Gwangju, Winsborough Hall of Former Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Gwangju, Curtis Memorial Hall of Former Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Gwangju, Auditorium of Speer Girls’ High School, Gwangju, Owen Memorial Hall, Missionary Robert Wilson’s House * Concept: 1910s in Gwangju, 1920s in Gwangju, Western missionaries of Yangnim-dong
As Seen Through Landmarks: The Growth of Catholicism in the Mid-Twentieth Century	* Actor: Brother Joseph, 광주_가톨릭_대학교, Bukdong Catholic Church, Fr. Thomas Quinlan (1896-1970), 대건신학교, 브레디, Archdiocese of Gwangju, Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju, Rev. Harold W. Henry (1909-1976) * Architecture: Main Building of the Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju, Brady Hall of the Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju, Cafeteria of the Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju, Henry Hall of the Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju * Concept: 1930s in Gwangju, 1960s in Gwangju
The Western Missionaries Laid to Rest in Gwangju: Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery	* Actor: Katheryn Gilmer (1897-1926), Harriet Knox Dodson (1884-1924), Jessie Smith Levie (1896-1931), Cara Ross (1868-1927), Anabel Major Nisbet (1869-1920), Louis Christian Brand (1894-1938), Lilian Andrus Southall (?-1938), Elisabeth J. Shepping (1880-1934), Ella Graham (1889-1930), Amelia Emerson (1860-1927), Clement C. Owen (1867-1909), Thema Barbara Thumm (1902-1931), Dick H. Nieusma Jr. (1930-2018), Ruth J. Nieusma (1930-2016), Ronald B. Dietrick (1927-2015), Gertrude Philbrook Chapman (1869-1928), 호남신학대학교 * Place: Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery, 양림역사문화마을
The Introduction of Western Residential Housing: Missionary Wilson’s House	* Actor: Bak Sun-i (1921-1995), Robert M. Wilson (1880-1963), Jeong Yul-seong (1914-1976), Choonghyunwon * Event: Jeong Yul-seong Music Festival * Work: Chinese Liberation Army Song * Architecture: Missionary Robert Wilson’s House
Capturing Gwangju, Korea, and Asia in Fiction: Missionary and Author Lois Swineheart	* Actor: Martin Luther Swinehart (1847-1957), Elisabeth J. Shepping (1880-1934), Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Lois Hawks Swinehart (1869-1971), 윈스브로우_핼리 * Place: Neel Girls’ School * Work: 동양의_제인, Glorious Living: Informal Sketches of Seven Women Missionaries of the Presbyterian Church, U.S., Sarangie: A Child of Chosen, Korea Calls!: A Story of the Eastern Mission Field * Architecture: 광주_구_수피아여학교_윈스브로우_홀
Gone Too Soon in a Foreign Land: Missionary Children Who Passed Away in Gwangju	* Actor: Robert Thornwell Coit (1878-1932), Paul Shields Crane (1919-2005), Paul Sacket Crane (1889-1919), 남장로회, Elisabeth Dilwyn Nisbet (1922-1923), 니스벳_엘리자베스_2세, Samuel John Nisbet (1869-1949), 류애나, Mary Littlepage Lancaster Codington (1922-2003), Philip Toland Codington (1960-1967), Dr. Herbert S. Codington Jr. (1920-2003), Roberta Cecile Coit (1911-1913), Cecile McCraw Woods Coit (1881-1977), Thomas Hall Woods Coit (1909-1913), Elizabeth Letitia Crane (1917-1918), John Curtis Crane Jr. (1921-1921), Florence Hedelston Crane (1888-1973) * Place: Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery * Work: 한국에서의_하루_하루
The Bell Family	* Actor: 광주기독병원, Gwangju Yangnim Church, Charlotte “Lottie” Ingram Witherspoon (1867-1910), Eugene Bell (1868-1925), Margaret Whitaker Bull Bell (1873-1919), Julia Dysart Bell (1872-1952), Charlotte Witherspoon Bell (1899-1974), 수피아여학교, 숭일학교, 오기원, William Linton, Eugene Bell Foundation * Place: Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery * Architecture: 광주_구_수피아여학교_커티스_메모리얼_홀, 오웬기념각, Eugene Bell Memorial Hall
Korea in the Early Twentieth Century as Seen by Western Missionaries in Gwangju	* Actor: Paul Sacket Crane (1889-1919), Mary Dodson (1998-1972), Anabel Major Nisbet (1869-1920), 서서평, Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Lois Hawks Swinehart (1869-1971), Ella Graham (1889-1930) * Place: Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery, Neel Girls’ School * Work: Do Maria, Joseon ui gil eul mudda (Half a Lifetime in Korea), Glorious Living: Informal Sketches of Seven Women Missionaries of the Presbyterian Church, U.S., Sarangie: A Child of Chosen, Two Decades in the Hermit Kingdom, Half a Lifetime in Korea, Day In and Day Out in Korea, The Women of Korea, Korea Calls!: A Story of the Eastern Mission Field
Minister Choe Heung-jong and His Devotion to Leprosy Patients	* Actor: 광주_YMCA, 광주기독병원, Gwangju Leprosy Hospital, Eugene Bell (1868-1925), Elisabeth J. Shepping (1880-1934), 신간회_광주지회, Robert M. Wilson (1880-1963), Choi Heung-jong (1880-1966), Wiley Hamilton Forsythe (1873-1918) * Event: 광주_3.1운동 * Place: Gwangju Central Church, Aeyangwon Clinic, Obang-ro Road, 오방최흥종기념관 * Concept: Hansen’s disease patients
Yangnim History and Culture Village: The Home of Gwangju’s Western Missionaries	* Actor: 10y Ground, Love & Free, Sajik Library, May Mothers’ House, Leeleenam Studio * Event: Yangnim Alley Biennale * Place: Acreta Yangnim, Former Air-Raid Shelter in Yangnim-dong, Choe’s Studio, Yangnim History and Culture Village, Jeong Yul-seong Street Exhibition Hall * Heritage: Yi Jang-u’s House, Choe Seung-hyo’s House * Architecture: Commemorative Plaque of Jeong Eom for His Filial Devotion * Concept: Gwangju Christian Sites in Yangnim-dong, Western missionaries of Yangnim-dong