Fall Travels: Gurye, part 2

Here are some more photos of us playing at Hwaeum Temple.  The fall colors had not quite emerged yet, but the weather was just gorgeous.  My camera ran out of batteries, which is why the photos are limited to one spot and there aren't that many (compared to my usual number).  We also traveled to a great temple building into the side of a mountain and discovered how much the boys love to hike.  There, we found a wonderful view of Gurye as well as surrounding countryside and the town of Namwon.  The night before, we watched a changgeuk (pansori musical theater) performance under the stars at the festival and had a great night sleep in the hotel. We had a really great time.  Hoping for another Gurye trip next year.

As part of the festival, singers performed at the temple that day.  The singers performed scenes from pansori individually, and then they all convened to sing some folk songs of the southwestern region.  Below, I pose under the banner advertising the dongpyeonje (eastern school) pansori festival.  It was a great success as literally thousands of people came out to see performances.  Our seminar the day before was packed, as well.