Dobong-gu and the Academy of Korean Studies decided to compile 『The Great Electronic Cultural Dictionary of Dobong』 by 2013, and selected Duksung Women's University's Institute of Humanities regional culture research center as the executive organi...
Dobong-gu and the Academy of Korean Studies decided to compile 『The Great Electronic Cultural Dictionary of Dobong』 by 2013, and selected Duksung Women's University's Institute of Humanities regional culture research center as the executive organization. Therefore, regional culture research center must conduct a basic investigation business from June to November of 2011 and complete the writing of dictionary items by December of 2012.
The core of the basic investigation business is selecting approximately two thousand dictionary items that represent Dobong region. Among them, the author took charge of the 'literal heritage' field and launched an investigation. First of all, there is a need to determine the meaning of the term 'literal heritage'. In this writing, 'literal heritage' is used as a generic term for cultural phenomenons related to Dobong region. Therefore, this concept includes all tangible and intangible literal heritage. Also, it is a concept that includes both traditional and modern literal heritage.
Literary people's direct traces of life, such as places of residence and graveyards can be named as tangible literal heritage. Residences of Hong Myung-Hee, Jeong In-Bo, Ham Seok-Heon, Jeon Tae-Il and Kim Soo-Young's poem memorial stone, graveyards of Yeom Sang-sub and Lee Moo-Young are included in tangible literal heritage. For intangible literal heritage, literal texts that reflect Dobong region's life and nature can be included. Poems by Lee Byung-Gi, Park Doo-Jin, Kim Soo-Young, Kim Young-Tae, Hwang Dong-Kyu and many Chinese poetry are examples of such. In addition, Lee Byung-Joo's essays and novels, Kim Seong-Dong's novel 『Mandara』, Jeon Tae-Il related writings can be picked as important examples of intangible literal heritage related to Dobong region.