[first issue 2013 travel writer, Cover Story] - ㅡMeets the message of peace Choi Yoon-jung

The meeting, message of peace. 
<Choi Yun Jung, poet, travel writer>



The left dizziness confusion the " New Delhi " was the afternoon of yesterday . It was when the light of the sun -drenched hot is inclined a little hollow . The locals were also together so local bus . They were pleasantly bright , but it was a lot of chatter . 

Landscape gentle sublime went too rapidly out of the car window out of the flow gradually car . And I reached the beautiful sunset . Car was stopped for a break . It was a pretty high point . Looking down the bottom , it had spread to the point where low- acid in sight . If you are connected to flow like a river of width length between them is small , it was visible hut and indigenous herd of beast sometimes . Sunset to mourn the this life , 
I was sitting sadly on the dubious roof . Was performed off flying between the red and spread heat became really barely big bird wings . The night air was soft . 

It passed rapidly as horses galloping like , was very sweet . Problem occurs , sunset , disappeared slowly like a clock that failed . And night came . Now , I know only that I would have towards the north of India . It is listed in the car to forget the complexity of all of the day-to-day life . Meanwhile , I got hit from the front face and the eyes of animals of unknown heard for a while to sleep . Eyes sparking was hot like a light . It was a dream catapult and try to break Amazed by the above statement is .

I wonder not a recluse of white snow leopard maybe ? There is no doubt that I went came secretly When you have to be cautious in the covert nature of the legendary animal that symbolizes the Himalayas . Was it a try down the world hiding in the place that is high steep - the most (snow leopard snow leopard ) to lure - ( fairy tale writer of famous British writings and lyrical picture Jakie Morris) Jackie Morris . Said by creating a story of the watch in order to protect the secret valley , but also will put the spell of the wizard . The " Dharamsala " , the Himalayas is the perpetual snow is imminent . 

And , we plan to go to Nepal and Tibet beyond the Himalayas . Come to think of it , there is no doubt that I am also a invaders of the Holy Land as a soldier in the fairy tale of Jackie Morris . It is a Gentile came in wearing the shoes of secular dirty . Yeah . There is no excuse . However , it has not gone find a slave and money as military cunning . I just want to be sad heart that was desolate . I try to believe the assumption snow leopard and know enough When you have to be a miracle Fortunately .

When I arrived in Dharamsala was the dawn went people rub . There was gracefully as in a dream or because of the fog that had been crouched on the ground . Thin rain came down like a silk thread that was solved , visibility was a gray one side . . Altitude 1700 day began sunny higher the "top , the air was clean enough to give a voice of admiration . That Tibet exile government enter here now 60 years already Kanji alpine zone ' Meg it Fortunately and to escape capital, Lhasa XIV political leader " the Dalai Lama . 

1959 is the (Lhasa), came here . It is intended to give the land that can be complacent with the cooperation was the Prime Minister of India at the time of the " channel " . Then , and it has inherited the lifeline to Tibet download location Tibet than ever . Buddhist lama is a traditional religion , of course, not only to maintain maintain its own culture , has become a base for an active independence movement . However , it appears that there is no place to go up any more bullet Tibetan exiles are . Attached to house nearly slope that is inclined . I look sad as much as their fate . Avoiding the monitoring of Chinese authorities , to escape beyond the snowy mountains of winter is that it is more dangerous than give a life . 

Yet every year , the number of refugees that go on increasing . Alone ... this year , their pain , sad life of wandering tried Burning monk ten men shouting independence when to end . Belief seems to predominate , even in comparison with training psychological or mental . Even ordinary people , which has been directed to the non-violent struggle , and is expressed as a message of peace and sacrifice of monks .

Regardless of the fate of refugees , but the morning of " mecro Interleaving paper " will only be peace  . Holy by printing as well as smile of " DalaiLama " . Leaves swaying in the wind and the sutra of monks to hear from ( monastery of Tibet Buddhism ) But , the window that was with cut paper and broken windows , pollen decorate over it , several petals , blooming innocently only . People is a serious look similar to all ministries . 

I show up , which can only those who were the reason for the long time depth has . I have donation some extra money even in an empty vessel ( ascetic of the Swami) stock up with the pilgrimage in . To enter the bazaar selling handicrafts also various , it does not attract customers . There is room for only their rich mentally have. I ate the morning, so I went to the cheap Tibet restaurant . Stomach because would have been tired , seemed to be good Tuk-ppa ( clear soup with dough flakes Tibet type)  warm . Was also order tofu cooked to put ginger . Aunt , has published her recipe from the heart . It was a welcome table that good intentions of human beings was jam-packed full . Customers came.
From a far , she would shed tears talking about that I am going to Tibet . Born as Aunt , I'm home you can not go anywhere . I is just in a hurry to know why . I only regret that it was too honest to the curiosity of others . Was about to leave the dining room and allowed to really finally , but to pretend that she is waiting . And , I've been taking out the "It " suddenly .

When you or a blessing to someone , to give good luck , Tibet munitions , us over the white scarf on the neck . I had to be crying now . We do not know at all to each other, or that how wonderful ... It's love and trust together , travel fears in a strange place disappeared cleanly from that time , that it became free say .





Choi-yun-jung
Born in Seoul . On stage rookie public offering " and awareness literature " pure literary magazine . Since , as a freelance writer . Patience is without having to leave anywhere if you like time and cost as possible than to eat the rice in particular travel.  Mysterious beauty that I met while traveling to come to come back , it was announced to the media a lot of literature on the theme , taste , such as road . Members of the literati Korea Association , active is a " new trend " Munhakdong , a member of the writer who travels the world .

I love Korean culture of peace writer of Korea that [ interview ]

Modifier to introduce the author of peace in Korea was a lot too . World Peace 2012 with the title of many standing committee world peace ambassador , ambassador to share South Korea , the Republic of Korea would like ambassador , the National Unification Advisory Council , Gimpo City honorary ambassador , the next generation Cultural Forum co-leader , called Korean Food Ambassador rise in the art , such as the award-winning challenge Korea Award , and so on.
Such he became the Korea Institute recording director in November last year . The international architecture exhibition held at COEX to 26 days from 23 days leave in January , and prayed to the forefront in order to facilitate construction , the Korean Wave .
Was " I asked something , he laughed " common point between architectural Korean Wave 'is said to be the originator of the Korean wave right I " of South Korea that was . Also common point between the architecture and the work of his that require design and surveying there , was the keyword " architecture Korean Wave " , and seems to have become a reason for connecting him probably

 characters written in large brush audience of writing a message to the construction Korean event space , the "Architecture Korean Wave " was divided into six "Architecture Korea fluid" , the world map as a background , but together later I symbolize the " harmony " was completed .
When the word in 1993 called " Korean wave " even unfamiliar , he announced the Hangul Korea and to the people of the world by drawing the world map in a 1cm Saihitsu Hangul . Named Korea also different man , but the creative ideas that you create a world map in Hangul , I wonder did you do that? It is a composite art what his work such as construction . Sketch the exact design , sophistication must be a coherent whole . To artistic beauty is there ...

The creativity of his , I was examined before more abroad than in Japan . 2008 , starting with the exhibition of New York Koreans Cultural Center , his name is known , I became interested in the map of world peace that he draws .
Map of 22 countries was completed so far , map of world peace he has been exhibited United Nations headquarters , the national memorial . In part one of his works , compelling desire of sweat and blood is blend as it is , I will give the impression to itself .
Letter by a 1cm Saihitsu Hangul brush , went out to write culture , the history of the country , it is a long time 6 to 8 months , over five years and take a short peace map of the world , to work one .
Once you have completed March Tunisia map is a country of 35 th are working now come , that plans to donate again to the United Nations headquarters map of world peace of 13 countries , including this , have not been donated to the United Nations headquarters still .
As long as it plays a major role to inform the world in Korean culture , I asked about the peace he think Korean culture and love of Korean writer .

Map of " peace is a work that well represented in a work of art Hangul , record culture "


# Was recently become director of the Korea Institute record . Korea Institute record whether any such place.

Registrar of Korea and the National Academy of Recording is different . Korea Institute record , also serves to authenticate the record by covering a record of the private as Guinness Korea . For example , South Korea - the longest running companies , plays a role of admire with Korea's first car , the authentication of the best record of IT equipment, etc. , to encourage the firm Doosan . I think of record in the sense that is passed to a generation culture is after is saved using the record in any era is very important .

Guidance of world peace that I draw is also a kind of cultural record that records the history and culture of the country . Thankfully , I was awarded the 1st Republic of Korea Culture Awards comprehensive record grand prix 2011 past .

In addition , last year , was offered to the public " work that expressed in a work of art Hangul " and Culture and Tourism national language policy the day of Hangul , but is selected to the public offering . It received a record certified Korean record Institute was able to carry out the special exhibition titled to be " talking about peace of Hangul " over the 120m from the front of the statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun . It seems to have become a director of the Korea Institute of record on that edge .

# The idea of drawing a map in the very beginning Hangul How have you been

Civilian government era , when globalization has become a hot topic , Kim Jeong-ho King Sejong , Daito litter map , fall history Jeong Hee came to dream of when you are worried about how let the world know about Korea . And , to me , it is assumed to create a peace map to be centering point of the peace of the world . He studied Chinese classics from childhood , learned calligraphy , but had never map was drawn . If there is no thing that I used Hangul calligraphy kanji writing , and reconsider the font . I thought of writing a sentence that's good because it is a disease of the brush in the army , but had never seen it with the statement that it is a very large side 7m, of 7m in height. Writing sequence of characters so as not to distort was the biggest problem .

If whether thin , I will write to fit the line by placing the tile down but did not sight of it is also the three times is special traditional . It was that there was thought would draw a line with a pencil , but if you erase eraser later , the paper was awarded .

After all , how was one . It was a way to practice blindfold . It's used to put out the fire to extinguish the fire , and wrote a statement Han Sok Bong It was that simple for me .

I throw away huge money line of whether to do anything one million yen in one piece whether or misalignment , typographical comes out . The reason for the complete measurement that I should to use 0.1mm 1cm of characters so as not to shift it is difficult , but it was there .

It can now be written sentences finely the end it is trained numerous by the blind . However , I have a story of mystery people that calligraphy is still strange . There is no choice but to look with the eyes of my heart in the end. Sun draw the map practice to empty the mind in Hangul , that requires training of the mind , know-how is also required .

" Overcome by a sense of mission and hope the pain of creation "

# To complete one work , a very long time is likely to take .

Map of the Korean peninsula unified desire that sent to North Korea was working without waste 5 years 80 000 characters . Three steps 1 High was luxury to me . Sophisticated design writing without waste to write a letter of 1cm, and got it working figure of the entire map if I had to leave back to see the text standing is required . Such points of architecture like in many cases. Looking at the white wall shape of the map with his eyes closed , are working constantly appears on the surface , the size of the map drawn in it comes out .

Map of Tunisia is a vertical rectangle . Map of the Korean Peninsula is also vertical . Switzerland is horizontal . Order to increase the vertical unilaterally , it is shifted to the side, as measured in the same manner as pictures taken by satellite , by the need to represent on the floor limited , it must be very sophisticated .

Many foreign activities , now is witty one at all in one year , I made ​​about three points a year earlier . Are face down all day when some , but there were times when the pain came on the knee , I feel very suicidal very scab is also seated .

It is that work 12 hours each day lean , was like you are making a map of peace in the pain is taken out little by little the poisons present on the earth . For some reason that is accompanied by the pain , because there was one drug to me . Medicine that can get over the pain just was one of hope .

There is a work called one of us who were sent to North Korea and South Korea hope . Also met Korea works to desire the unification , if it is also in the North , given the hope that may be the desire is passed , it was possible to overcome the pain . When I draw a map of other countries , rather than to be making a work of art one , to inform the world Korea , was given the meaning to notify the other countries the story of Korea .

Person of the sense of mission , not the feeling that the completion of the work as an artist , announced the Hangul , and shall notify the peace was greater . So I better that the " peace movement " is or is referred to as a " writer of peace " may be referred to as an artist .

# What Hangul written in the map , whether the content

70% write the history and culture of the country , put in creation when to desire peace 20% , 10% , content entering the lesson plan in the country , I am for the unity and peace of the world I put own ideas . Yunsochon poet is my wife . When you draw a map of Japan , and us to work together just on the number of characters of the poem for the peace of Japan . For example , the required character is in the 197 characters , can you built a time to suit perfect for the number of characters . Thus , copyright is a joint and my wife .

# The special production Hangotoinji Did you used to work

Since there is no that there is a large size like that , to be custom-made . Take million won about the making of one piece to make a craftsman of whether gathered . I won million or if it was used in the work called "Hope Republic of Korea " . It is usually 40 000 , because to buy four at a time . I wrote a sale price of about 500,000 square meters apartment in value if they were until now . Some people ask whether so rich writer of Korea you . During the 15 years , we have been donated to the tube until now because of the revelation of a dream make a donation to the tube do not sell to individuals .

" Prayer for world peace , the process itself of making works , wish "

▲ writers of peace in Korea was " hope the Republic of Korea "

# Is there Hangul , peace , and what kind of relationship the world map

Hangul is a character of peace . Because , Hangul make sound by creating a character consonants and vowels are met . This , I take out the sound of each cursor and copper , Hangul , was thought to symbolize that the cursor copper and they are in harmony .

Title of large characters in English draw a map of the country , I wrote the name of the country . Was an exhibition of many so far , but the exhibition are the most meaningful , was the day of Hangul in the past . It was not specified during holidays 20 years of Hangul Day was a public holiday before. Desire of my seemed to happen when you while working without waste , and desire that the day of the Hangul is a holiday again to the day of Hangul is specified for the holidays again , I was happy too .

While making the work , I will be working almost without waste . This is the same as the figure for the wishes and prayers . I think that it was while working for the first time , but one who is a South Korea is a divided nation only on the earth , was the feeling that if not must origin or prayer without waste .

When the third grade elementary school , figure that prayer mother is as successful child of jar accidentally coming go toilet at dawn , the moment when I saw the figure of desire , I solemn so , it could not be that bad then were . And now the idea if you imagine the back figure of the mother from an early age , what kind of wish that transmitted to the other party , the desire to draw the map of peace , as hope mother as successful child , I unification of the Korean peninsula , it is to desire peace of the whole world .

# When it exhibits the works for the first time in New York in 2008 , whether there was interest in Korean foreign

When that time , I went to New York , foreigners who where not even know there is a Korea there was no foreigners know Hangul in many cases. I asked if those those people come first , was printed the map of me. The answer was that there is no machine to be printed a large paper like this to be printed . Why not whether drew something like this , I cried all say that it has made drawing a map of peace in this way during the '16 came from Korea in the divided nation only .

It was talking about more publicity is by talking to other students to go MIT Institute of Technology students who have been studying in France has come .

Was expressed as writer cojones is large and did you the idea of ​​how it has become a hot topic in North Korea to exhibit in New York work to me . In New York , there was also us to the VIP hospitality of Koreans who make a self-esteem of Korean and causing a great sensation at the time me happy .

▲ you are standing in front of the "Architecture Korean Wave ' , and author of the Korea International Building Expo 2014

" The peace , to be maintained in that recognized the opponent and trust "

# Peace Korea you think

That big map over national of that country , one of one of the characters forms a unity to form a single country . If you try to make the work , so that falling in love with the country . Is the work of the letter by the terrain of the country , history , culture lean , but what would be forced to fall in love . It is one that is fall peace of the world , the love of the world unintentionally . It was not born shouting peace from the beginning .

Some of the work that would like the Republic of Korea , the Republic of Korea Constitution is written. I learned while making the Republic of Korea would like to be familiar with the laws of Korea . So , I want to provide to Members of Congress . MPs want to want to write a Constitution once Because I'll gift my notes . I think then , what the law is in a sense , to become a great help to make a method to touch the breast of how it was created .

My country is important , other countries 's important , and my land is also important land of other countries and important . Should not look beyond the other countries . Without an greed , in recognition of each other , if the trust , peace will be maintained accordingly. I want to say it and think by changing the hard surface position is this . We believe if the other party to acknowledge each other , to be able to get along in the Women's , high load span , be coordinates well in all relationships .

In 2014 , I want you to be so can you recognize a little opponent . The word " would be the way " cant you have a conversation with each other must leave . Try to imagine the scene as is said "It was such a thing ," the summit is even .

" Korean Food (韩食) is a co- agent of the Korean "

# Even though Korean Food ambassador , what kind of relationship with existing activities

And I think the expression on the word food, clothing and shelter is tipped . "The Day of Korea " has not become established is compared to the importance . So , I have also exercise " Day of Korea " and try to establish from the Republic of Korea Korea Association . I went to place etc. Hanjeongsik house and put out a new one is selected to ambassador of South Korea in 2012 , it was also autograph session .

I want to say " Korean diet , but Ho-yaku " and if say a word Korean food . Food that meets the constitution and form of Koreans because Korea 's just . Food close to nature seems to be most Korea . The reason why I decided to October 10 to After an event established on the day of Korean food of October 10 , pronunciation is similar " Jusaji bowl of rice ( Jusaji Ichi饭) " and it is a tradition of our Te , it is was good to storytelling .

This year , I want you to know the Korea overseas as well as domestic . Each time you display the work in a foreign country , you have a plan that Korean food is also to promote together .

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