Miryang City Promotes 'Specialized Urban Regeneration' for Intangible Cultural Heritage... Agreement with Ministry of Land and Cultural Heritage Administration

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Miryang City announced on the 31st that Mayor Park Il-ho recently attended a signing ceremony related to intangible cultural heritage specialized urban regeneration held at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Cultural Heritage Administration at the Government Sejong Complex.

This business agreement was prepared to expand cultural and convenience facilities such as exhibitions, performances, and workshops linked to traditional culture possessed by the region by constructing an intangible cultural heritage transmission education center and happy housing during the urban regeneration project. The main project sites are Miryang City and Jeonju City.

Miryang City possesses UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage such as Miryang Arirang and Miryang Gamnae Rope Tugging, national intangible cultural heritage Miryang Baekjung Nori, and four types of provincial intangible cultural heritage. About 200 intangible cultural heritage-related persons including transmitters reside in the area.

The city plans to establish key bases such as Happy Housing (100 units), a multifunctional Arirang Harmony Center including a community center and a comprehensive childcare support center, an Arirang Intangible Cultural Heritage Transmission Education Center equipped with intangible cultural heritage transmission education and regional intangible cultural experience and exchange functions, and a forest green campus in the Sammun-dong area.

Mayor Park Il-ho stated, "We will promote urban regeneration projects tailored to the regional characteristics based on Miryang City's traditional cultural heritage."

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