Korea Forest Service Designates 7 Sites Including Yangpyeong Geumgwang Cave as 'National Forest Cultural Assets'

Goesan Munbeom-ri Zelkova Tree Village Forest Panorama. Provided by Korea Forest Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Seven sites, including Geumgwang Cave in Yangpyeong, have been newly designated as 'National Forest Cultural Assets.'

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 8th that this year, it has newly designated the following as forest cultural assets: ▲ Geumgwang Cave in Hwanggeo, Maewol-ri, Yangpyeong ▲ collectively the Geumsong Jeolmok and Donggyu Jeolmok in Onjeong-dong village, Chungju ▲ Bongsan Marker Stone in Mireuk-ri, Chungju ▲ records related to Poplar Scholarships in Cheongju ▲ Zelkova tree at Yeonrigeun, Eumseong ▲ Pine Village Forest in Geumgulli, Boeun ▲ and Zelkova Village Forest in Munbeop-ri, Goesan.

Forest cultural assets have been identified and designated since 2014 to manage targets with high forest cultural value such as forests, trees, and natural objects.

The designated forest cultural assets are selectively developed each year by the Korea Forest Service into tourist attractions, considering accessibility and usability, through projects such as trail maintenance and convenience facility construction.

Including the seven newly designated sites this year, a total of 87 sites are currently listed as forest cultural assets.

Nam Sung-hyun, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, said, “In 1992, the United Nations stated in the Forest Principles that ‘forests should be managed sustainably to meet the social, economic, ecological, as well as cultural and spiritual needs of present and future generations.’ Based on this, the Korea Forest Service will actively discover forest cultural assets to widely raise awareness of the importance and value of forests and seek management and utilization plans together with local residents.”

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