Cultural Heritage Recovery Foundation Jeonbuk Headquarters "Returning Overseas Exported Heritage to Descendants"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Geon-ju] The Jeonbuk branch of the Cultural Heritage Recovery Foundation (Head Lee Gang-rae) has rolled up its sleeves to reclaim regional cultural heritage that was taken out.

The Jeonbuk branch, consisting of about 10 members including Head Lee Gang-rae, an emeritus professor at Wonkwang University College of Business Administration, held a preparatory meeting for its official launch on the 14th at the Iksan Precious Metals Association office, marking the start of full-scale activities.

In particular, they invited Chairman Lee Sang-geun of the Cultural Heritage Recovery Foundation on that day to discuss future plans such as research and investigation of Jeonbuk cultural assets located overseas, policy proposals, and cultural heritage preservation.

Jeonbuk cultural heritage taken overseas is known to be countless, including an astronomical observation instrument believed to have been made 1,000 years ago, the Buddha statue of Hoeamsa Temple in Jeonju, the Buddha statue of Guamsa Temple in Sunchang, the stone pagoda of Gaeamsa Temple in Buan, and the stone pagoda of Bogwangsa Temple in Wanju, which was moved to the Yasuiichi Farm in Miyazaki, Japan.

Accordingly, the Jeonbuk branch will engage in full-scale activities such as recovering nationally designated cultural assets taken overseas at the National Assembly level, a complete revision of the Cultural Heritage Protection Act, and correcting Japan’s historical distortion issues.

Chairman Lee said, “There is much to do, including policy research projects such as international laws and agreements related to cultural property returns, domestic law amendments, and surveys of overseas cultural assets,” and urged, “I ask the Jeonbuk branch to take the lead in restoring history through local government-centered cultural asset recovery.”

Meanwhile, the ‘National Assembly Cultural Heritage Recovery Forum,’ a research group for legislation and policy development related to ‘culture and arts,’ was officially launched in the 21st National Assembly.

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