The Cheonyeo Baessagong (Virgin Boatman) National Song Contest held to promote Haman, the birthplace of Cheonyeo Boatman.
The Cheonyeo Baessagong (Virgin Boatman) National Song Contest is held annually alongside the Aragaya Cultural Festival to locally and nationally promote Haman, the birthplace of the beloved Korean song Cheonyeo Boatman.
The contest is open to anyone between the ages of 16 and 60, and participants compete through preliminary and final rounds. Winners of the Grand Award, Gold Award, Silver Award, Popularity Award and Encouragement Award receive prize money as well. The winners of the Grand Prize and Gold Prize are also awarded a singer certification from the Korea Entertainment Artists Federation.
About the Song Cheonyeo Boatman
Cheonyeo Boatman is a popular Korean song written by Han Bok-nam. It was inspired by composer and band leader Yoon Bu-gil (father of singers Yoon Hang-gi and Yoon Bok-hee) after he saw two young women rowing a boat to ferry passengers across a river from Agyang Dock. Moved by the poignant scene and the beauty of Agyang Dock, Yoon requested Han to compose the song.
If you visit Agyang Pavilion (Cultural Heritage Material No. 190), you can find a monument with the lyrics of Cheonyeo Boatman halfway up the hill in 1338, Seochon-ri, Daesan-myeon, Haman-gun.
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- 619, Haman-daero, Gaya-eup, Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea