On March 30, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at the National Palace Museum of Korea (located in Jongno-gu, Seoul), the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA; Administrator: Choi Eung-chon) will introduce Daedongyeojido (Territorial Map of the Great East) to the press. It has recently been returned from Japan through the efforts of the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation (OKCHF; Chair: Kim Jung-hee). The existence of this map was made known when the previous owner expressed his intention to sell it. Upon obtaining the information, the OKCHF, with active administrative support from the CHA, carried
The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office (Head Won Seong-gyu) of Royal Palaces and Tombs Center at the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) will operate the 2023 Spring Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour program from April 5 to May 31.The opening hours are from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.(Last admission: 8:30 p.m.). * Closure: △ Mondays and Tuesdays, △The event period of the Royal Culture Festival [April 26 (Wed.)– May 2 (Tue.)] The Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour is a representative tourism program based around Seoul’s greatest royal palace. As the program is much loved by the public, the tickets se
Cheong Wa Dae Public Opening Promotion Team of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (headed by Chae Soo-hee) and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation (president Choi Young-chang) have prepared the Cheong Wa Dae to mark the arrival of spring. From March 29 through April 14 (closed Tuesdays) the concerts will take place twice daily, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Performers include various fusion and traditional music teams, such as Korea’s first ethnic fusion music band, SECOND MOON (performing March 29); sEODo BAND, known for its unique variations of traditional and pop music (March 30–31);
The Cultural Heritage Administration's National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (Kim Yeonsoo, General Director) attached location trackers to the adult and juvenile of a Natural Monument the Black-faced spoonbill that successfully breed in Chilsando islet, Yeonggwang last year, and confirmed the migration route of the three families for the first time. In the past, the Black-faced spoonbill migration route studies have been conducted on breeding juvenile individuals, but this is the first time that it has been conducted in a family unit to compare migration routes between parents and o
What is "carbon point system"? It is a national greenhouse gas reduction practice system that reduces the use of electricity, water supply, and urban gas to reduce greenhouse gases and grants carbon points according to the reduction rate. If you save energy, you get points or cash. Carbon points are given according to the reduction ratio by comparing the average monthly usage and the current usage over the past one or two years. To participate in the system, a meter that can check energy usage should be attached, or energy usage should be able to be checked in other objective ways. Subject to
The national health examination, which is supported by the government, can be applied for according to the year of birth. In 2023, it will be an odd year, so people born in odd years can receive the national health examination. To check if you are eligible for the national health examination, you can go to the National Health Insurance website and check through the "Health Examination Target Inquiry" button after personal verification. Those in their 20s to 30s can check their health once every two years through basic health examinations. The necessary examination items include blood pressure,
There are three main meanings behind the origin of tteokguk, which is a representative New Year's food. The first is to start the new year with a clean mind and body, so people ate tteokguk made with clear water and white rice cakes. The second is to live a long life, like the long rice cakes used in tteokguk. The third is to wish for prosperity, as the round shape of the rice cakes is like a coin and is believed to bring good fortune. Until the Goryeo dynasty, people ate manduguk (dumpling soup) instead of tteokguk. It was only in the late Joseon dynasty that tteokguk made with rice cakes cut
In celebration of 2023, the Year of the Rabbit, the National Palace Museum of Korea (Director: Kim In Kyu), an affiliate of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea, has selected “Silver Ewer with Incised Rabbit and Crow Designs” as its “Curator’s Choice from the Royal Treasures” for the month of January. Starting January 2, the ewer will be on display in the Korean Empire Gallery located on the first floor of the museum. It will also be presented online in a YouTube broadcast on the channels of the Cultural Heritage Administration and the National Palace Museum. Silver ewers were used to
Health centers have many benefits that are helpful to know. The benefits from public health centers are to detect, treat, and manage chronic diseases and health risk factors of local residents early, and the cost of health checkups ranges from 5,000 won to 6,000 won, and free health checkups are also conducted according to specific requirements such as middle-aged, elderly, and householders. Depending on the health center, there is a health check-up specified as one for couples who are going to get married or newlyweds. It is receiving a high response from the soon-to-be married couples or new
As the weather gets colder and colder, winter is coming in earnest. In winter, it is easy to neglect exercise because of the cold weather. However, it is difficult to organize your body in a short time, which has been disorganized throughout the winter, so constant exercise and management are needed even in winter. However, you should always be careful because exercise you started for your health in winter can lead to injury. It is a difficult season to get close to exercise, but outdoor exercise is not impossible. Outdoor exercise in winter has various advantages such as increasing calorie co
강원 속초시(시장 이병선) 속초시가족센터가 결혼이민자의 지역사회 정착을 돕기 위해 한국어 교육과 운전면허 취득 지원사업 참여자를 모집한다. 상반기 한국어 교육 참여자를 3월 4일까지 모집한다. 대상은 결혼이민자와 중도입국자녀다. 교육은 3월 5일 개강식을 시작으로 7월까지 매주 화요일과 목요일 오전과 오후에 진행된다. 운영 과정은 지역문화활용 한국어 3개 반과 법무부 사회통합 프로그램 3단계다. 센터는 상황별 한국어 구사 능력을 높이고 지역문화를 익히는 데 중점을 둘 계획이다. 사회통합 프로그램을 통해 체류 안정과 사회 이해 역량을 강화하는 과정도 포함된다. 센터는 이번 교육을 통해 상황에 맞는 한국어 구사 능력을 높이고 지역문화를 익히는 한편, 사회통합 프로그램을 통해 체류 안정과 사회 이해 증진 등 안정적인 정착에 필요한 역량을 강화한다는 계획이다.
고성군가족센터(센터장 함수임)는 주말에 돌봄이 필요한 아동들을 안전하게 돌보고, 동시에 다양한 활동을 통해 정서적, 사회적 성장을 도우며 가족과 유대감을 쌓을 수 있도록 ‘토요돌봄 자녀교육 프로그램’을 운영한다고 전했다. 이번 사업은 고성군 거주 아동을 대상으로 실시하며, 지난해 만족도 조사에서 부모로부터 “실질적인 양육 부담 완화에 큰 도움이 되었다”는 호평을 받음에 따라, 올해는 관내 7세부터 초등학교 6학년까지 총 50명의 아동을 대상으로 더욱 다채롭고 깊이 있는 체험 활동을 제공할 예정이다. 이번 프로그램은 아이들의 상상력을 자극하는 그림책 놀이와 북아트, 창의적 사고를 기르는 융합 과학, 성취감을 맛볼 수 있는 베이킹 클래스 등 오감을 만족시키는 커리큘럼으로 구성되었다. 이를 통해 참여 아동들이 자신의 잠재력을 발견하고 건강한 사회성을 기를 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 프로그램 참여 신청은 2월 9일부터 12일까지 가능하며, 프로그램 운영 시간은 3월 14일~6월 13일, 매주 토요일 10~12시다. 함수임 센터장은 “토요돌봄 자녀교육 프로그램은 단순 돌봄을 넘어, 지역사회 아이들이 안전한 환경에서 꿈을 키워나가는 소중한 기회”라며, “앞으로도 부모는
평택시가족센터(센터장 이은미)는 지난 12일(월)부터 14일(수)까지 3일간 천안 국립중앙청소년수련원에서 다문화가족 자녀 18명을 대상으로 청소년 둥근 놀이터 캠프 ‘다(多)같이 놀자’를 진행했다. 이번 캠프는 한국청소년활동진흥원의 국립청소년시설 청소년 활동 지원사업의 하나로 진행되었으며, 이번 캠프에는 평택시가족센터 외 3곳의 지역아동센터가 함께 참여했다. 참여 청소년은 2박 3일간의 캠프에서 디지털 사격, 실내 암벽 등반, 슈링클스 명함 제작, 카프라 세계 마을 꾸미기 등 창의성을 기를 수 있는 디지털·예술활동과 청백운동회, 팀별 미션수행 등 팀워크 기반 활동을 통해 사회성과 협동심을 기를 수 있는 다양한 프로그램을 체험했다. 캠프에 참여한 청소년은 “학교에서는 경험하지 못한 다양한 프로그램에 참여할 수 있어 좋았어요. 다른 지역의 친구들과도 처음에는 어색했지만 프로그램을 진행하면서 많이 친해졌어요”라며 캠프 프로그램에 대해 만족을 표했다. 이은미 센터장은 “이번 캠프를 통해 참여 청소년들이 다른 지역의 청소년들과 어울리며 사회성과 협동심을 기를 수 있는 계기가 되었다. 2026년 평택시가족센터는 더 알찬 프로그램을 진행하여 평택 청소년들의 전인적 성장을