Haenam-gun Hosts Academic Forum on the Four Major Historical and Cultural Regions: Mahan, Baekje, Jungwon, and Goguryeo

[Haenam=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jeonnam Haenam-gun announced on the 16th that it will hold an academic forum at the county Cultural and Arts Center to reflect on the value of Korea's four major historical and cultural zones.

Organized by the Korean Archaeological Society, this academic forum is being conducted to establish standards for basic investigations of cultural heritage by historical and cultural zones, in accordance with the Cultural Heritage Administration's "1st Basic Plan for the Maintenance of Historical and Cultural Zones" (2022?2026).

In particular, it is the first academic forum to study the concepts and spatiotemporal scopes of the four major historical and cultural zones of Mahan, Baekje, Jungwon, and Goguryeo, attracting significant interest.

The forum plans to concretize the historical, cultural, and policy significance of historical and cultural zones through systematic research and maintenance of regional historical and cultural zones, and to prepare academic grounds and detailed guidelines for defining the concepts and temporal and spatial scopes of these zones.

The Special Act on the Maintenance of Historical and Cultural Zones defines eight major historical and cultural zones (Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Gaya, Mahan, Tamna, Jungwon, and Yemaek). Among these, thematic presentations on the spatiotemporal scopes and values of the Mahan, Baekje, Jungwon, and Goguryeo historical and cultural zones will be followed by discussions among researchers.

Additionally, during the forum, there will be a presentation on the Mahan Historical and Cultural Zone restoration and maintenance project, which Haenam-gun is prioritizing, along with a session to hear experts' opinions.

The county plans to use this academic forum as an opportunity to set directions for the Mahan Historical and Cultural Zone restoration and maintenance project and to incorporate expert opinions on systematic maintenance into related policies.

Meanwhile, the academic forum is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 16th, with a large attendance of researchers and experts including professors of Korean archaeology and history, raising expectations that new directions for the maintenance of historical and cultural zones will be proposed.

Haenam=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun alwatros@asiae.co.kr

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