The festival was named Cheollyeong Cultural Festival using Hamyang’s old name ‘Cheollyeong’ to promote Hamyang’s culture, arts and sports, to preserve ancestral wisdom passed down and to commemorate poet and scholar Choe Chi-won who was appointed as the governor of this region during the Silla Dynasty period and repaired the streams, rivers and forests for the people. The festival had been held since 1962 at Hamyang Sangnim Park which is Korea’s Natural Monument No. 154 and at Hamyang Public Stadium but in 2003, the festival was renamed Hamyang Waterwheel County Festival combining the festival with various other local festivals and events that had been held in the region. And in 2019, the festival was again renamed back to its original name Cheollyeong Cultural Festival.

• Period: October 2 – October 6, 2019
• Location: Hamyang Sangnim Park
• Host/Organizer: Hamyang County/Cheun Ryeong Cultural Festival Committee
• Programs: Opening Ceremony, National Music Competition, National Sijo (Traditional Korean Three-Verse Poem) Contest, Korean Writing Contest, Pungmul (Traditional Korean Folk Percussion) Contest, Korean Poem Contest, Theater Performance, Gugak Contest, Congratulatory Performance, Hamyang Special Regional Agricultural Product Expo
• Inquiries: 055-960-5161
• Detailed Plan: Please visit the website