문화관광축제의 공간확산에 관한 연구

Abstract

This study focuses on the spatial diffusion of local festivals as cultural tourism events in Korea. Local festivals functioned with hallmark events in Korea are totally estimated to 691 cases. Spatial diffusion of local festivals show regional diffentiation, and major provinces such as Jeju, Gyeongnam, Gwangwon, and Chungbuk hold festivals higher than other provinces. Spatial diffusion stages are divided into three phases: a primary stage before 1995, a diffusion stage from 1995 to 1999, and a condensing stage since 2000. The number of festivals adopted in primary stage are 299 cases, the number of diffusion stage are 304 cases, and major higher adoption regions are Jeju, Chungbuk, and Gwangwon Provinces, and the number of festivals of condensing stage are 88 cases, and major higher holding regions are Jeju, Gyeongnam, Gwangwon, and Jeonnam Provinces. The themes, purposes, and contents change of local festivals were transformed with diffusion stages. In the purpose of festivals, community reconciliation and unity types of festivals were held in primary stage, tourism types were held in diffusion stage, and industrial types were held in condensing stage. In the festival themes, the primary stage hold higher in the type of community cultural and folk festivals, the diffusion stage hold higher in the type of natural and physical characteristics festivals, and the condensing stage hold higher in the type of industrial and economical festivals. In the contents change of festivals, the type of indigenous festivals mainly diffused during primary stage, and the type of evolving indigenous festivals mainly diffused during diffusion stage. In addition, the type of diffusion of local festivals present regional differentiation according to diffusion stages