Cultural Heritage Administration to Provide Up to 3 Billion KRW for Discovering and Nurturing Future Intangible Cultural Heritage

Sokcho 'Dondoldari' Tradition Site

The Cultural Heritage Administration (Administrator Kim Hyun-mo) has selected a total of fifteen projects for the ‘2022 Future Intangible Cultural Heritage Discovery and Promotion’ program and will provide up to 200 million KRW in support.

The ‘Future Intangible Cultural Heritage Discovery and Promotion’ project aims to preserve non-designated intangible cultural heritage at high risk of disappearance due to low birth rates, aging population, and urban concentration. From 2022 to 2026, 100 cultural heritage items will be selected regionally and developed into representative local intangible cultural heritage through collaboration with local governments. After announcing the project plan in July, a total of 39 projects were submitted from twelve local governments, and fifteen projects were finally selected. The selection focused on traditional knowledge and customs at high risk of disappearance due to the weakening of transmission communities, with up to 200 million KRW provided per project.

Major selected projects include ▲ ‘Sokcho Dondollari Discovery and Promotion,’ a tradition passed down by displaced persons from the Hamgyeong-do region ▲ ‘Boeun Mulberry Tree Cultivation and Silkworm Rearing Discovery and Promotion Project,’ aimed at establishing basic data and recording traditional knowledge and related techniques of sericulture ▲ ‘Jeju Galot Value Discovery Project,’ for investigating the value of Galot, Jeju Island’s representative traditional clothing, and researching surrounding culture ▲ ‘Ulleungdo Wild Greens Food Culture Transmission and Utilization Project,’ focusing on recording and archiving the wild greens-related food culture developed uniquely under the influence of the natural environment of Ulleungdo.

For each project, activities such as ▲ investigation and research on historical background, surrounding culture, transmission status, and transmission agents to discover the value of the items ▲ documentation through videos and booklets of the current status and transmission process of traditional skills and arts ▲ academic conferences for in-depth discussions will be conducted. Based on the results, support for creating transmission environments and systematizing transmission will continue for the next two years.

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