The city said it will build the hub on a 470,000 sq. m site. It will offer diverse facilities and cultural programs, such as a park, guest rooms, and Hangeul and brush-writing classes, as well as cultural events and international conferences.
Before construction heads into full swing, the city will build a Hangeul garden in Sejong-ro Park, near the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, in the first half of this year.
The garden will feature 11,172 characters that can be made by using the 24 consonants and vowels of Hangeul. These letters will be carved by 11,172 people on individual stones, which will then be laid on the garden’s floor.
By the end of July, the city hopes to launch a one-hour program to teach foreigners how to read Korean. It also plans to expand existing programs offered in Gwanghwamun in which foreigners can have their family mottos and names written in Korean by brush.
Link : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/01/18/2011011800990.html
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