Andong Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori, Countdown to Intangible Cultural Heritage Registration... Recommended for Registration

Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori, with increased potential for inscription on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] It was reported on the 2nd that Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori has a growing possibility of being inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

The evaluation body under the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Intangible Heritage Committee) recently issued a "recommendation for inscription" for "Korean Talchum" (Talchum, Mask Dance Drama in the Republic of Korea), which includes Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori and 17 other items.

In this review, the evaluation body praised the Korean submission as a well-prepared exemplary case, stating that it "clearly explained the social functions and cultural significance, and well described ongoing efforts to address risks arising from excessive commercialization."

The final decision on inscription will be made at the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in Morocco from November 28 to December 3.

If Korean Talchum and Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori are finally inscribed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Andong City will become the first local government to possess all three major UNESCO World Heritage categories. Andong already holds UNESCO World Cultural Heritage (Hahoe Village, Bongjeongsa Temple, Dosan and Byeongsan Seowon), and World Documentary Heritage (Confucian woodblocks).

Andong City launched a promotion committee in 2017 to register for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and has steadily pursued research projects. Based on this, "Korean Talchum" was finally selected as a candidate for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020, and in March 2020, the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage nomination dossier was submitted to UNESCO.

Mayor Kwon Ki-chang said, "With Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori recognized as a global cultural heritage with universal value for all humanity, Andong City will become the first city to uniquely possess all three major categories of World Heritage," adding, "We plan to cultivate the outstanding universal value and essence of the World Heritage into tourism content and transform Andong into a truly global tourism hub city."

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