Cultural Heritage Administration Establishes Basic Plan for Historical and Cultural Zone Development

The slogan is 'Godae's Historical Culture, Today's Heritage, Tomorrow's Asset'
Promoting Regional Revitalization through Value Creation and Maintenance of Historical and Cultural Areas

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The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on the 12th that it has established the 1st Basic Plan for the Maintenance of Historical and Cultural Areas, to be implemented by 2026, in order to systematically organize policies related to historical and cultural zones. Historical and cultural areas refer to regions that have produced historically significant heritage and formed unique identities. These include Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Gaya, Mahan, Tamna, Jungwon, and Yemak.

The maintenance plan was created based on the "Special Act on the Maintenance of Historical and Cultural Areas," which has been in effect since June of last year. The policy slogan is "Ancient History and Culture, Today's Heritage, Future Asset." The plan sets six major tasks, fifteen medium tasks, and thirty-four detailed tasks aimed at creating value in historical and cultural areas, revitalizing regions through maintenance, and promoting national governance of historical and cultural areas through participation and cooperation.

Key initiatives include ▲establishing an institutional foundation for maintenance projects ▲investigating and researching historical and cultural environments ▲promoting leading types of maintenance and development ▲supporting startups based on historical and cultural foundations and stimulating industrial activation ▲encouraging citizen participation and activities ▲strengthening professional manpower ▲and fostering international exchange. A Cultural Heritage Administration official stated, "We have presented the national policy vision and direction for related maintenance, as well as the direction for implementing maintenance projects, to ensure that policies for historical and cultural areas are systematically carried out," adding, "We will strive to contribute to regional cultural development and economic revitalization."

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