Gyeonggi Province’s Namyangju City launches multilingual audio guide service for Jeong Yak-yong historic site

Namyangju City has launched an audio guide in Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese for foreign visitors to its main cultural heritage at...

Namyangju City has launched an audio guide in Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese for foreign visitors to its main cultural heritage attraction, the Jeong Yak-yong historic site.

The original Korean audio guide drew special attention as it was recorded by Korean heartthrob Jeong Hae-In, a sixth-generation grandson of Jeong Yak-Yong who is gaining popularity through the Netflix drama “D.P.”

Listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, Jeong Yak-yong was a leading scholar of Silhak (“practical learning”) and a reformist in the late Joseon Dynasty. As an insightful scholar who was well-read in politics, literature, history, philosophy, science and technology, he wrote as many as 500 treatises including the renowned “Admonitions on Governing the People.”

Hwaseong Fortress @Gyeonggi Province.

Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was also designed by the true talent of none other than Jeong Yak-Yong. He was indeed a remarkable politician as well as a brilliant scientist who invented practical devises such as the geojunggi (complex pulley), baedari (pontoon bridge), and yoohyeonggeu (wagon).

The historic site commemorating Jeong Yak-yong is considered to be the top among 8 must-see views of Namyangju. The site features his birthplace (Yeoyudang) and his grave, as well as commemorative facilities such as Sadang Mundosa, the Dasan Memorial, and the Museum of Silhak.

Jeong Yak-yong historic site @Gyeonggi Province.

The audio guide provides 10 stories from the life of Jeong Yak-yong, covers historic sites and offers much more. There are four language options with each recording playing for three to five minutes.

The audio guide does not require a separate device or mobile app.
Just scan the QR code with your smartphone and access the audio contents website.

An audio guide direction board is situated at the front gate of the Jeong Yak-yong historic site and Dasan Ecological Park Sonaenaru Observatory.

Moreover, an audio guide for those who cannot visit in person due to COVID-19 restrictions is also ready and waiting.

There are several different ways in which you can enjoy a vivid experience of the Jeong Yak-Yong historic site at home.

First, browse for the “Jeong Yak-yong historic site audio guide” on a portal website.

Second, search for the “Jeong Yak-Yong historic site” story on the Korea Tourism Organization’s smart tour guide mobile application “Odii.”

Third, find the audio service on Namyangju City’s homepage!

The Jeong Yak-yong historic site… where you can connect with this visionary scholar and his life.

Let’s have our audio guide ready and embark on an online tour!

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