Buan, Jeollabuk-do, is a place surrounded by the sea on three sides, blue mountains, and wide fields.
During the reign of King Yeongjo of Joseon, Park Mun-su, a secret royal inspector, described Buan as “rich in fish, salt, and firewood, making it a good place to pay homage to one’s parents, so it is called ‘Saenggeo (living) Buan.’” This means that it is a place where people can live comfortably. From the Byeonsan Peninsula, which was created when the Noryeong Mountain Range reached the western sea, to the Oebyeonsan Mountain, which embraces the sea, to the Naebyeonsan Mountain, which has waterfalls and lakes in the mountains, each has its own charm that captivates people. We meet the story of Buan, which has beautiful scenery embracing the sea, mountains, and fields, and the people who live there.
This week (August 12th – August 15th) at 7:20 PM, the 4-part series ‘Falling in Love with Byeonsan, Buan’ will air on EBS 1TV.
The island is called Wido, which is written with the character for hedgehog, because it resembles a crouching hedgehog.
Wido, located 14km away from Gyeokpo Port in a straight line, is an island with beautiful nature, ecology, and historical stories.
Take the only bus in the area and circle the area
When you arrive at Wido by boat from Gyeokpo Port, there is a bus waiting for passengers at the pier on time. It is the public bus, the only public transportation in Wido. The driver of this bus is Baek Eun-gi, a native of Wido who was born and raised in Wido and a cultural tour guide. When you get on the bus at the pier, you will travel about 26km and tell hidden stories from every corner of Wido. It is said that half of the people will look for him because of his wit. We meet bus driver Baek Eun-gi who tells various stories related to every corner of Wido.
Chilsan Beach and Tti-Boat Play, overflowing with fish
The seven islands in front of Beopseongpo, Gogunsando, and the Chilsan Sea surrounding Wido in Buan are considered the three major fishing grounds for croaker, along with Heuksando and Yeonpyeongdo. It is said that croaker fishing was popular because they came up as soon as the nets were cast, and that the croaker’s cries at night were so loud that people couldn’t sleep. Wido was an island overflowing with fishermen who came to catch croaker when croaker fishing was popular.
The people of Wido, known as a golden fishing ground, enjoyed the abundance of the sea. Since 150 to 200 years ago, Wido has been holding a festival to pray for safe sailing and a good catch. That is the ‘Tti-Baet-Nori’.
It is said that in Wido, people put scarecrows and offerings in boats made of woven grass and wood and set them afloat on the sea. Even now, the people of Wido perform Wido’s traditional harvest festival, ‘Ti-Baet-Nori’, every year in the first month of the lunar calendar.
We hear stories of memories of the golden fishing grounds of Latitude and the boat ride.
Life rooted in latitude, the latitude couple
A village overlooking the latitude sea. There is a couple who have lived their entire lives leaning on the sea without ever leaving the latitude sea. The husband fishes in the sea, and the wife digs clams in the tidal flats.
As time goes by, they are no longer old enough to go on a boat, but these days, the couple still go out to the tidal flats to dig for clams when the tide goes out. The couple fills the table with the clams they dig themselves. They say there is nothing they can’t make, from the refreshing clam soup called aegaltang in Wido to side dishes, pancakes, and pickled seafood. Wido is their hometown and the foundation of their lives, where they want to return as soon as they go out to land even for a short while. We meet a couple who want to spend their whole lives together in Wido.
Reporter Park Yu-mi Photo = EBS Hometown Republic of Korea
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2024-08-15 10:34:48