Geochang-gun Holds Report Meeting on Basic Plan for Preservation and Maintenance of Geoyeol Fortress

Proposed Basic Plans in Five Areas: Cultural Heritage Zone Management, Comprehensive Maintenance, Academic Research, Facility Improvement, and Cultural Heritage Utilization

Geochang-gun is holding the final report meeting for the establishment of the basic plan for the preservation and maintenance of Geoyeol Fortress. (Photo by Geochang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang County in Gyeongnam announced on the 28th that it held the final report meeting for the ‘Geochang Geoyeolsanseong Preservation and Maintenance Basic Plan Establishment Project’ at the county office’s medium conference room, attended by County Governor Goo In-mo and senior officials.

This project is a basic plan establishment service for the systematic management and preservation of Geoyeolsanseong, designated as a national historic site, and to secure budgetary evidence from national and provincial funds. It has been carried out by the Gyeongnam Research Institute’s History and Culture Center since September.

At the report meeting, Go Min-jeong, director of the Gyeongnam Research Institute, proposed a basic plan covering five areas as a foundational step for the preservation and maintenance plan of Geoyeolsanseong: cultural heritage zone management plan, comprehensive maintenance plan, academic investigation plan, facility maintenance plan, and cultural heritage utilization plan.

Regarding the establishment of a maintenance plan for the fortress ruins, basic directions were also presented, including preservation of the original form, maintenance based on fundamental principles of cultural heritage protection, and maintenance plans for historical education and cultural tourism.

County officials offered various opinions on land acquisition within the cultural heritage zone, annual project cases related to comprehensive maintenance of historic sites in other cities and counties, maintenance of trails and hiking paths, and restoration methods for the fortress walls.

Geochang County Governor Goo In-mo requested that plans for utilizing the Geongyejeong pavilion and the lower spring area also be prepared as part of the Geoyeolsanseong preservation and maintenance basic plan, stating, “We will do our best to preserve and maintain Geoyeolsanseong, a representative cultural heritage of our county, to establish its historical value and importance, and to utilize it as a resource for historical education and cultural tourism.”

Geochang County plans to secure national and provincial funds in 2021 to establish a comprehensive maintenance plan for the historic site and subsequently promote the Geoyeolsanseong preservation and maintenance project on an annual basis.

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