Re-storytelling Strategy for Preservation and Transmission of the Old Road Called “Andorijidoridarammyhansumbau” in Jeongseon County

‘Andoljidolidaeraemihansumbau’ straddled a remote canyon area in Odaecheon Stream of Jeongseon, Gangwon state, is the longest old road name in Korea with outstanding historicity, regionality, and mystique, but it is on the verge of being abandoned and forgotten. In this study, I collected the origin stories of place names through field trips and in-depth interviews with stakeholders, and analyzed the narratives by applying David Herman’s Archetypal Narrative Structure Theory and then created re-story conservation plans by using Karen Bain’s Storytelling Model. As a result, the meaning of the place name was analyzed as ‘a risky rocky cliff road where even squirrels sigh in bewilderment because they had to barely go around holding the rock or turning their back.’ Combining the orthodox and heterodox oral traditions, it contained an active view of life and high-heartedness against the threats of nature, and the spirit of community collaboration in the life of isolated mountain villages. In order to preserve it as a cultural resource, the strategy of reinforcing the completeness of the existing story and integrating the landscape and traditional elements of the surrounding nine village to create a ‘Andori Old Road Byeolcheonji Forest Village’ was found to be suggestive and effective.