An international academic seminar will be held on the first day of the festival. Korean professors will present their recent researches, such as how the real figure turned into a character in a novel and historical studies on people close to Hong, while Japanese scholars will show their studies about Hong's activities in Japan. Also, the festival will feature a contest selecting a model for Hong Kil-dong out of students ranging from elementary school to university students. Apart from programs related to Hong, visitors will be treated to a variety of events in which they can take part in, including rafting, playing traditional Korean musical instruments and folk games. The country is a historic site where over 3,000 relics of the Paleolithic age were discovered since 1978.
Archeologists assume the region used to be a dwelling area for Paleolithic men.
The venue for the festival is located near Hantan River, from which the vestiges of the Old Stone Age were found. In this annual event, participants can experience the lifestyles of the primitive age through drawing mural paintings, building houses modeled on ones from the Old Stone Age and making clay dolls. Programs also include a field trip to spots where relics were found. Guidance teachers will be available during the whole festival. Copyright 2000 Digital Korea Herald.