‘Dahyang Healing Concert’ at Myeongseon Tea Culture Research Institute in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, draws attention

[Financial News] The ‘Dahyang (Tea Fragrance) Healing Concert,’ where attendees enjoyed a variety of teas carrying the fragrance of a thousand years while listening to music, was held at 5 p.m. on the 15th in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province.
The event ran for two hours at the Myeongseon Tea Culture Research Institute, located at the foot of Mt. Cheonseongsan on Songjeong-ro in Yeorak, Dong-myeon, Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, under the theme ‘Immersed in Autumnal Pungnyu.’ The institute is headed by Ju In-suk.
The event drew a large crowd of 300, including local residents, businesspeople from Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province, university presidents, hospital directors, heads of various institutions and organizations, and religious figures.
Attendees sampled fragrant teas and tea sweets, including matcha, green tea, mugwort tea, yellow tea, black tea and pu’er tea, thoughtfully prepared by around 20 institute members. They had an opportunity to recharge their bodies and minds, weary from the nonstop pace of life.

The program included welcome remarks by supporters’ association chair Lee Yun-hui (chair of Taegumjeong), greetings from institute director Ju In-suk, an introduction to the institute’s history, a tea ceremony and tasting, and a concert.
Supporters’ association chair Lee Yun-hui said, “I hope this will be an enjoyable, restorative time to sample a variety of teas brewed by tea masters,” adding, “I hope the Myeongseon Tea Culture Research Institute will continue to carry on and develop tea culture and its spirit.”
Director Ju In-suk said, “I’m happy and grateful to share this meaningful occasion with so many people who love tea,” adding, “I hope our traditional music performance, imbued with the fragrance of tea and the mood of autumn, will invigorate the lives of everyone here.”

The concert that followed filled the autumn night with rich color. It featured a passionate piano performance by Master Lim Dong-chang, founder of ‘Hutteungarak’; a cheolhyeongeum performance by Professor Ryu Gyeong-hwa of the Korea National University of Arts; a buk and janggu performance by Ryu’s son, Lee U-ju; an ajaeng performance by master performer Kim Yeong-gil; and songs by the group Tatarang, whose members come from Noraerang, Bandarang, Modurang and Jikjilang.

For around 40 years, director Ju In-suk and around 20 members of the Myeongseon Tea Culture Research Institute have researched a variety of teas and worked to restore and promote tea culture and etiquette.
For around 30 years, Lee Yun-hui, chair of the institute’s supporters’ association and chair of Taegumjeong Co., Ltd. and Suan Enterprise, has supported its work. Alongside business management grounded in mutual prosperity and sharing, Lee has served as president of the Ministry of Justice Correctional Association, among other roles, and currently serves as chair of Beomeosa Temple’s lay Buddhist association and the Busan Buddhist United Lay Association, as well as vice chair of the Korea BBS Central Federation. Lee practices ‘true service’ in the local community.


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