The Chunhyangga is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean pansori storytelling tradition. The other stories are Simcheongga, Heungbuga, Jeokbyeokga and Sugungga. Although based on older traditional songs, it was composed in its present form in the 1870s by the pansori writer Shin Jae-hyo. Jamo redirects here. ... Korean writing systems Hangul Hanja Hyangchal Gugyeol Idu Mixed script Korean romanization Revised Romanization of Korean McCune-Reischauer Yale Romanization Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Pansori is a genre of Korean music. ...

The Chunhyangga tells the story of love between Chunhyang, the daughter of a kisaeng entertainer, and Yi Mongryong, the son of a magistrate. After the two are illegally married, Mongryong goes to Seoul and a corrupt local magistrate attempts to force Chunhyang to be his concubine. She refuses and is faced with death, but is rescued at the last minute by Mongryong returning in his new role as a secret royal inspector. Kisaeng (also spelled gisaeng), sometimes called ginyeo (기녀), were female Korean entertainers similar to the Japanese geisha and the ancient Greek hetaerae. ...

The story is set in Namwon, in Jeolla province, where an annual Chunhyang Festival is held. Namwon (Namwon-si 남원시) is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Jeolla (Jeolla-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. ...

The story has been made into a film over a dozen times, most recently as Im Kwon-taek's Chunhyang in 2000.[1] It was also the basis of the successful Korean drama series Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang. Im Kwon-taek (born Jangseong, May 2, 1936) is one of the most famous Korean directors. ... Chunhyang is a 2000 Korean film, directed by Kwon-taek Im and starring Hyo-jeong Lee and Seung-woo Cho. ... Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang (쾌걸 춘향, Kwae-geol Chun-hyang), also known as Sassy Girl Chun Hyang, is a Korean television series about two high school students, Chun-Hyang and Mong-ryong, who accidentally spend a night together and are forced into marriage. ...

It has also been converted to a successful children's musical, performed in English by Theater Seoul entirely by children and youth. This show has been brought to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival twice, once to the Underbelly (2006) and once to C venues (2007). A street performer on the Royal Mile, with volunteer (2004). ... Underbelly is a company that operates a series of four venues at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. ... C Venues is a collection of venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ...

See also

• Korean folklore
• Korean literature
• Korean music
• List of Korea-related topics

Korean Folklore Korean folktales have a long history, going back several thousand years. ... Korean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea. ... Korean music includes both the folk and classical music styles of the Korean people. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ...

External links

• The Ch'unhyang Story - from the award-winning website Instrok.org, created by East Rock Institute
• National Changguk Company of Korea