[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] A book titled 'Manmanhanga Manhang' containing village records has been published in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do.
According to Jeongseon-gun on the 14th, the village record project, organized by the village record group 'Byeolgeulbyeori,' was completed with the participation of nine village recorders from last fall to this year in Manhang Village, Gohan-eup.
'Manmanhanga Manhang' is the second village archive published by Jeongseon-gun following last year's 'Sappunsappun Sabuk' village record, containing the history and daily life of the mining village Manhang.
Along with the publication of the record, the village record exhibition will be held in two phases: from the 15th to the 19th at the Gohan-eup Administrative Welfare Center, and for five days starting on the 22nd at the Sabuk Public Library.
Manhang is a place where a village was formed as many people migrated following the development of mines during the Japanese colonial period. It was originally a place where a few Hwajeonmin families cultivated the mountains and lived by farming.
From the 1950s, small-scale mining developers called 'Jjoltakkudengi' entered, and Manhang Village began to face an era of change called modernization.
In the early 1960s, full-scale mine development began, attracting people from all over the country, and a school was also opened.
The village, once prosperous and known as the number one mining site, saw many residents leave after the mine closure, and currently about 40 households with around 70 residents live there.
The Jeongseon village record project 'Byeolgeulbyeori' promotes participatory resident record activities that collect and manage local community heritage.
Focusing on the closed mine areas, it plans to collect community culture and residents' lives and expand the culture of record in the social domain through the development of local cultural content based on records.
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