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Life and ecology shaped by a river
YEONCHEON DIGITAL EXHIBITION
Discover Yeoncheon,connect through yulmu.
We document the time held in water, stone, ecology, and people, and research new possibilities for Yeoncheon yulmu.
An original symbolic image inspired by Yeoncheon’s natural environment; it is not a documentary photograph of a specific place.
Five stories that shape Yeoncheon
A digital exhibition that makes the region’s nature and everyday life accessible without losing depth
01 / WATERWater, the Imjin RiverLife and ecology shaped by a river02 / STONEStone, basaltTime remembered by the earth03 / NATUREEcology, coexistenceThe distinctive nature of a border region04 / HISTORYHistory, peopleOld roads and life today05 / YULMUYulmu, possibilityFrom regional resource to future industry
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ABOUT THE LABNew local research beginning in Yeoncheon
We do more than introduce the region. We help create new uses with it.
Yeoncheon Yulmu Lab is a regional research project operated by DMG Co., Ltd. It documents Yeoncheon’s nature, history, and agriculture, and explores how the region’s speciality crop, yulmu, can be developed into products and content. Beginning as a digital exhibition, it aims to become an open laboratory connecting local producers, creators, and research institutions.
DocumentGather local materials and stories.
ResearchExperiment with new uses for yulmu.
ConnectCreate collaboration between people and institutions.
UNESCO & CLEAN YEONCHEON
Nature recognised by UNESCO, the clear landscapes of Yeoncheon
Yeoncheon is a UNESCO multiple-designation area where the Yeoncheon Imjin River Biosphere Reserve and Hantangang Global Geopark overlap. We connect its natural environment and local agriculture in one story.
UNESCO DESIGNATED · 2019Yeoncheon Imjin River Biosphere ReserveOfficial source ↗Opens in a new windowUNESCO DESIGNATED · 2020Hantangang UNESCO Global GeoparkOfficial source ↗Opens in a new window
UNESCO BIOSPHERE RESERVE · 2019
Yeoncheon Imjin River Biosphere Reserve
Explore the ecology and everyday life of a biosphere reserve covering all of Yeoncheon County and the Imjin River basin.
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UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · 2020
Hantangang UNESCO Global Geopark
Read the time remembered by the earth in basalt gorges and columnar joints shaped by lava and river erosion.
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CLEAN LAND · LOCAL CROP
Yulmu sustained by clean land
Understand Yeoncheon’s natural environment and agriculture, and explore new possibilities for yulmu products and content.
Read the story →The images above are original symbolic images inspired by Yeoncheon’s natural environment, not documentary photographs of specific places. Designation information has been checked against official UNESCO and Yeoncheon County sources. Yeoncheon Yulmu Lab is a private regional research project and does not represent UNESCO or the authorities managing the designated areas.
DIGITAL EXHIBITION
Yeoncheon in five scenes
These core themes of the Yeoncheon landscape will grow into an online exhibition with concise writing, images, and clearly identified sources.
02STONE
Time remembered by the earth
Stone, basalt
We tell the story of basalt landforms shaped by lava and time in a way that is easy for anyone to understand.View sources and stories →03NATURE
The distinctive nature of a border region
Ecology, coexistence
We observe Yeoncheon’s ecological environment, where conservation and everyday life coexist, and the changes of the seasons.View sources and stories →04HISTORY
Old roads and life today
History, people
We connect the human time accumulated in Yeoncheon, from Goguryeo heritage to the villages of today.View sources and stories →05YULMU
From regional resource to future industry
Yulmu, possibility
We research the potential to extend Yeoncheon yulmu into food, beauty, design, and content.View sources and stories →YULMU LAB PROJECTS
Three ways of experimenting with yulmu
Rather than showing results alone, we record the process of research and experimentation transparently.
Yeoncheon yulmu archive
We gather records of the cultivation environment, producers, processing methods, and local memories and organise them as an open digital resource.
Regional archiveYulmu product experiments
We examine the potential of yulmu ingredients in beauty, fragrance, and everyday products, beginning with small prototypes.
Ingredient and product researchAI local content
We research ways of producing photographs, video, and multilingual content that make local places and people easier to introduce.
AI regional contentDISCOVER YEONCHEON
Understand Yeoncheon, then go and meet it.
The guide connects nature, history, and agriculture so that stories discovered in the exhibition can lead to real visits.
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Encounter the time of the earth
A geological story that explains Yeoncheon’s nature through the Imjin River and basalt landscapes.
Walk through human time
Stories of history and everyday life following Goguryeo heritage and the villages of the border region.
See yulmu today
A story of yulmu connecting Yeoncheon’s agriculture and producers with new regional products.
PROJECT JOURNAL
Project journal
We share the questions that started Yeoncheon Yulmu Lab and the stories added along the way.
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PROJECT NOTE 01
Yeoncheon Yulmu Lab opens its first digital exhibition.
DMG Co., Ltd. presents the opening screen of a regional research project that brings an accessible local exhibition and yulmu research together in one place.
WORK WITH US
We are looking for partners to create Yeoncheon’s next story.
We welcome collaboration proposals from producers, research institutions, cafés and other venues, designers, local creators, and public institutions.
See how we can work togetherSources and operating information
Information about nature, ecology, and history is checked against public materials from UNESCO, Yeoncheon County, and other public institutions, and is published with its sources. Detailed references for each topic are linked on the sources page.