Jeollanam-do
Yeosu Turtle Ship Festival
여수거북선축제
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Plan your visit
- Dates
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- Venue
- Yi Sun-sin Square and Jungang-dong Area
- Address
- Jeonnam Gwangju Metropolitan City Yeosu-si Seoneo Market-gil 6 (Jungang-dong)
- Admission
- Free
- Organizer
- Yeosu-si / Yeosu Turtle Ship Festival Promotion Committee
- Operating hours
- 10:00 ~ 21:30 (Korean original)
- Program
- 1. Main Program: Tongjeong Yeonggil Nori, Opening Ceremony and Theme Performance 2. Sub Programs: Dragon Boat Tug-of-War, Goyu Ritual, Echoes of National Defense! Dookje, Geomundo Boat Song Demonstration, Youth Festival, K-Culture Festival, Samdo Naval Forces Taekwondo Competition, etc. 3. Consumer Participation Programs - Upcycling Imagination Turtle Ship Making Competition, Challenge! Yi Sun-sin O/X Quiz, Challenge! Yi Sun-sin Golden Bell, Imjin War Maritime and Land Heritage Pilgrimage, etc. 4. Other Information - Experience Events: Upcycling Imagination Turtle Ship Making Competition, Imjin War Maritime and Land Heritage Pilgrimage, General's Rice Balls, Strength of the Navy, etc. - Exhibition Events: 60th Yeosu Turtle Ship Festival 'Memories of 60 Years with Citizens', 60th Yeosu Turtle Ship Festival Theme Drawing Contest Exhibition, 360 Photo Zone, etc. - Performance Events: Goyu Ritual, Water and Land Gohonjeondo Ritual, Echoes of National Defense! Dookje, Tongjeong Yeonggil Nori, Opening Ceremony and Theme Performance, Maritime Fireworks Show, Geomundo Boat Song Demonstration, K-Culture Festival, etc. - Others: Yeosu Taste! Market (Food Market), Turtle Ship Flea Market, Food Trucks, etc.
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Festival location
Yi Sun-sin Square and Jungang-dong Area
Jeonnam Gwangju Metropolitan City Yeosu-si Seoneo Market-gil 6 (Jungang-dong)
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About the festival
The Yeosu Turtle Ship Festival is a celebration that honors the spirits of the soldiers and leaders of the Opo region, including Suncheon Dohobu, Nakan-gun, Boseong-gun, Gwangyang-hyeon, and Heungyang-hyeon, which were under the jurisdiction of the Jeonrajwa-do Navy during the Imjin War. The festival is held around May 4th each year to commemorate the first deployment of the fleet by General Isunsin, who was appointed as the 3rd rank Jeonrajwasu in 1591, gathering the soldiers from the Opo region to confront the invading Japanese forces the following year. The Jeonrajwasu Navy, consisting of local leaders, soldiers, and the Mumyeongsu-gun, achieved remarkable naval tactics with 85 warships, never suffering a defeat against the Japanese. In 1593, the Jeonrajwasu Navy was elevated to the first Samdosugun Command, overseeing the navies of Chungcheong, Jeolla, and Gyeongsang. General Isunsin was appointed as the 2nd rank Samdosuguntongje-Temple and led the Joseon Navy, ultimately bringing an end to the seven-year war. Yeosu is a city with a clear historical basis as the first location of the Samdosugun Command and the Jeonrajwa-do Navy, existing for nine years. The area around Jinnamgwan in Yeosu is the former site of the Samdosugun Command and the Jeonrajwa-do Navy. Chungmin-Temple in Deokchung-dong is the first shrine in Joseon to be named by King Seonjo in 1601 after the death of General Lee Chungmu. On the first day of the festival, a traditional ritual to announce the opening of the Turtle Ship Festival begins at Chungmin-Temple, followed by the 'Tongjeonggilnori' performance at sunset, and various traditional cultural performances and exhibitions continue for four days at Isunsin Square and the surrounding area. The Yeosu Turtle Ship Festival is a representative festival of Jeonnamgwangjutonghapteukbyeol-si, created by the citizens of Yeosu to convey the significance of the achievements and spirit of the people and Mumyeongsu-gun who sacrificed their lives to protect the country, and it is a proud national cultural festival of our country.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · TourAPI · TourAPI 553315
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