SEOUL, October 28 (Yonhap)-- The 45th Sim Hoon Sangnok Cultural Festival in honor of Shim Hoon (1901-1936), an independence activist and literary man who led the rural enlightenment, will be held from October 29 to 30, in Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do, announced on Friday, 
 
This year's cultural festival, which will be held for the first time in three years in the aftermath of COVID-19, will feature the Shim Hoon Youth Gugak Festival, the Shim Hoon National Poetry Reading Contest, the musical "Shim Hoon" and the Shim Hoon exhibition.
 
About 20 different hands-on booths, 30 flea markets and food trucks will also be set up to provide entertainment.
 
Shim Hoon led the rural enlightenment movement by writing the novel Sangnoksu in Dangjin. Pilgyeongsa Temple in Songak-eup, where he stayed, is designated as Chungcheongnam-do Monument No. 107.
 
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)
 
 
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