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Jongga Culture Project

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Collection and Digitalization of Materials of Jongga Family Cultures of the Youngnam area in Joseon Dynasty

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Project Collection and Digitalization of Materials of Jongga Family Cultures of the Youngnam area in Joseon Dynasty
Research Period September 2015 ~ September 2018 (3 years)
Supporting Organization The Academy of Korean Studies
Chief of Research Woo, Insoo (Prof. of the Dept. of History Education in Kyungpook National University)
Summary of Research The purpose of this project is to collect and digitalize the materials of Jongga Family Culture of the Youngnam area in Joseon Dynasty. Actually Youngnam Culture Institute has kept focusing on Basic Studies of Jongga Culture Project and Project of Brochure and Video Production on Major Jongga Families in Gyeongbuk. Advanced and intensified version of these projects is Collection and Digitalization of Materials of Jongga Family Cultures of the Youngnam area in Joseon Dynasty. This project will solidify the foundation of integrated research on Korean Jongga families and make an opportunity to revitalize and compile the fragmented research on Jongga life history. Furthermore, this project will illuminates spirits and wishes of Jongga families suggesting new paradigm in overcoming the crisis of family disorganization, and seek new mechanisms to promote national integration through in-depth research on conflicts and competition, as well as mutual understanding and cooperation around Jongga families.

Project of Brochure and Video Material Production introducing Major Jongga Families in Gyeongbuk

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Project Project of Brochure and Video Material Production introducing Major Jongga Families in Gyeongbuk
Research Period June 2010 ~ May 2020 (10 years)
Supporting Organization Provincial Government of Gyeongsangbuk-do
Chief of Research Jeong, Woorak (Prof. of Dept. of Korean Language and Literature in Kyungpook National University)
Summary of Research The purpose of this project is to create brochures and video materials to introduce major Jongga families in Gyeongsangbuk-do (Gyeongbuk). The Institute already conducted preliminary research to track Jongga families around the country. According to the research, Gyeongbuk has more than 40% of all Jongga in Korea, which is the largest number of the country. The number of the traditional houses of Jongga which are designated as cultural assets is around 120. Recently, Jongga culture in regions is in crisis of extinction and destruction because of a decrease in rural population and aging of Jongson (the eldest living son of the main lineage) and Jongbu (the wife of Jongson) through industrialization. Therefore, Youngnam Culture Institute, the representative research institute in Youngnam region, started this project with the support of Provincial Government of Gyeongsangbuk-do to preserve and promote Jongga culture in Gyeongbuk. As of June 2016, 40 books on introduction of major Jongga in Gyeongbuk have been published. Besides this, the materials on the history, ancestral ritual ceremony, and the people of Jongga were published in CD (compact disc) form. Youngnam Culture Institute will continue to publish the materials introducing major Jongga families in Gyeongbuk in both book and CD forms. The institute is also currently offering a course on “Jongga Culture” for citizen, with The Society of Youngnam Confucianism Studies which is a part of Youngnam Culture Institute.

Feasibility Studies Service―The Registration Study of Jongga Culture on Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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Project Feasibility Studies Service―The Registration Study of Jongga Culture on Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Research Period Oct. 2015 ~ Aug. 2016
Supporting Organization Provincial Government of Gyeongsangbuk-do
Chief of Research Jeong, Woorak (Prof. of Dept. of Korean Language and Literature in Kyungpook National University)
Summary of Research The goal of this project is to study the feasibility of registering Jongga culture on Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List.