These photos were taken at my Somok Class. Somok means Wood Furniture Making and Somokjang, the person who makes wood furniture in traditional way is registered on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage No.55 of Republic of Korea. In National Intangible Heritage Center, there was a class for the general people practicing ICH. I took a Somok class and made Seoan(a desk) and Sabangtakja(a furniture sort of storage and decorations). I am using my works at my house very well. By using traditional way, Somokjang trims, cuts, carves and puts together without nails in making furniture.

The photos were taken at Hungduan, Ifugao, Philippines during 8 to 12 August, 2019 In three communities of Hapao, Baang, and Nungulunan of Hungduan, distinct harvest rituals called Houwah are being practiced by the Tuwali group. These are the baki, inum and the Punnuk. The rituals, particularly Punnuk determine which group will have a bountiful harvest, and to express appreciation to the deities of the communities. Punnuk is inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity with Cambodia, Republic of Korea, and Vietnam.

These photos were taken at the Hansan Mosi Museum in Seocheon, Republic of Korea on 26 July, 2019. Weaving of Mosi in Hansan is transmitted by middle-aged women in the township located in South Chungcheong Province, Republic of Korea. The region boasts fertile land and sea winds that allow ramie plants to thrive. Weaving ramie cloth involves a number of processes, including harvesting, boiling and bleaching ramie plants, spinning yarn out of ramie fibre, and weaving it on a traditional loom. Ramie cloth is comfortable in hot summer weather and is used to produce a variety of clothing from dress suits and military uniforms to mourning garments. The whiteness of the bleached ramie fabric, as well as its refined quality and neatness, makes it suitable for high-end clothing as well as for clothing for ordinary people. Weaving of Mosi traditionally takes place in the form of women-led family operations in which mothers transmit techniques and experience to their daughters or daughters-in-law. The tradition also binds the community together with neighbours gathered and working in a designated section of the town. At present, around 500 people in the province are engaged in the diverse activities of weaving fine ramie. (Reference. UNESCO https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/weaving-of-mosi-fine-ramie-in-the-hansan-region-00453) As National Intangible Cultural Heritage No.15, it is enlisted on the UNESCO Representative Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.

The picture shows the beautiful light of the "Baekje Culture Festival" The ferryboat that used to go to Baekje "Gom-Naru" has been reproduced. "Naru" means a place where ships cross a river or underwater. The festival has been held since 1955 in Gongju and Buyeo, the second and third capitals of Baekje, to console the souls of Baekje's ruined country. Baekje is a country of the Three Kingdoms Period that developed around the Geumgang River basin, and you can experience various cultures related to Baekje at this festival. 사진은 백제문화제 축제를 수놓은 아름다운 불빛들이다. 백제의 곰나루를 다니던 나룻배들을 재현해놓았다. 나루는 강 또는 바닷목에서 배가 건너다니는 일정한 곳을 말한다. 이 축제는 1955년부터 이어져 온 행사로 백제의 2, 3번째 수도였던 한국의 공주(웅진성), 부여(사비성) 두 지역에서 개최되며 백제 망국의 원혼을 위로하는 제의에서 시작되었다. 백제는 금강 유역을 일대로 발달한 삼국시대의 한 나라로 이 축제에서 백제와 관련된 여러 문화를 체험할 수 있다.