Saseon Culture Festival

• Period Every September
• Address Around Saseondae, Gwanchon

The Saseon Culture Festival is a nationwide event both in name and reality. With the street performances praying for no accidents and a good harvest as the opening event, a variety of cultural events, including the Jeolla-do Nongak Competition and the Saseonnyeo Contest are held in the Saseondae Public Tourist Attraction.

Two Taoist hermits of Mai Mountain and two Taoist hermits of Wunsu Mountain had a good time on the hill overlooking the Owongang River in Gwanchon-myeon two thousand years ago. They were indulged by the beautiful scenery appearing as a folding fan. They went up and strolled over the rocks and enjoyed swimming in the clean water. So, this place was named Saseondae. The four Taoist hermits met here almost every day. In accordance with the legend, one day, a flock of crows came with dark clouds and the four Taoist suddenly went away.

To widely acknowledge and promote the Saseondae tourist attractions, the Saseon Culture Festival Committee was organized and the first Saseon Culture Festival was held in 1987. The Saseon Culture Festival, the nationwide event in its name and reality, presents a variety of cultural events around Saseondae Public Tourist Attraction, including the Jeolla-do Nongak Competition and the Saseonnyeo Contest with a street performance praying for no accidents and a good harvest as the opening event,