Jeondongpyeong Yeongam County Governor Accelerates Efforts for Yeongam Tumuli World Cultural Heritage Registration

(On the right) Jeon Dong-pyeong, the county governor, explained and actively requested cooperation regarding the designation of the Ssang Tombs in Naedong-ri and the Okya-ri Burial Mounds in Yeongam-gun as national historic sites during a meeting with Kim Hyun-mo, the Commissioner of the Cultural Heritage Administration. (Photo by Yeongam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Jeon Dong-pyeong) has begun full-scale efforts to upgrade the currently excavated Naedong-ri Twin Tombs, Jeollanam-do Local Monument No. 83, and Ok-yari Burial Mounds, Jeollanam-do Cultural Heritage Material No. 140, to nationally designated cultural assets as national historic sites after the completion of the excavation investigations.

Additionally, plans are underway to actively pursue the registration of the Yeongam Burial Mounds as a World Cultural Heritage site by highlighting their uniqueness and the Mahan culture.

On the 7th, Governor Jeon Dong-pyeong met with Kim Hyun-mo, Commissioner of the Cultural Heritage Administration, at the annex of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul to discuss the development direction of the Mahan cultural zone, the designation of Naedong-ri Twin Tombs and Ok-yari Burial Mounds in Yeongam-gun as national historic sites, and support for the registration of the Mahan cultural zone in the Yeongsan River basin as a World Heritage site, requesting active cooperation.

Attending the meeting were Governor Jeon Dong-pyeong, No Young-mi, Vice Chairman of the Yeongam-gun Council, Lim Yong-su, Jeollanam-do Council member (Hampyeong), Han Gap-su, former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Yoo Kyung-hyun, Chairman of the Constitutional Association, Kim Jong-gyu, Chairman of the Korean Museum Association, and Yoo In-hak, Chairman of the Mahan History and Culture Research Association.

Commissioner Kim Hyun-mo highly evaluated the excavation achievements of the burial mounds in the Yeongam area and agreed on the necessity of historic site designation. He promised that the registration of the Yeongsan River basin burial mounds as a World Cultural Heritage site would be actively reviewed if the application is submitted with the proper procedures and requirements based on active participation from the Yeongsan River basin cultural zone.

Meanwhile, in the Yeongam area, seven other burial mounds besides the Naedong-ri Twin Tombs, Local Monument No. 83, are designated and managed as Jeollanam-do local cultural assets.

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