지리산을 중심으로 한 관광민예품 개발에 관한 연구

Research in Developing Folk Art Tourism Souveniors around Chirisan

This study focused on developing folk art tourism souveniors around Chirisan, which is the first National Park in our country. The courses of study are as fo ]Jows. First, we grasp the present situation of factories in producing souveniors around Chirisan. Then existing souveniors are collted, and the problems and the improvements are found so that a new product, which is related with the natural surroundings of Chirisan, can be designed by having an eye to developing a product which is unique and which has IocaI features. As the trial manufacturering case, the insect species which live around Chirisan are chosen as subject materials, and the pebbles of a surrounding stream are utilized. As well , the nodes and the roots of trees are used, and the bamboo product, and. partially, making it possible to produce them in large quantities and which can be made by hand if they need special handing, are developing as high quality and high class souveniors. It is expected through this research that tourism souveniors, which have originality and local character, can be developed by making design of souveniors interesting through the use of plentiful resources around the local area.