'Hanyangdoseong, Bukhansanseong, and Tangchundaeseong' Selected for Priority World Heritage Listing

Bukhansanseong Daenammun Gate

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] A green light has been turned on for the UNESCO World Heritage registration of Hanyangdoseong, Bukhansanseong, and Tangchundaeseong.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 14th that the Cultural Heritage Administration selected "Capital City Walls and Mountain Fortresses of Joseon: Hanyangdoseong, Bukhansanseong, Tangchundaeseong" as a priority tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage at the Cultural Heritage Committee's World Heritage Subcommittee on the 8th.

The priority tentative list is a stage where well-prepared heritage sites among the tentative list are selected.

Going forward, the process will include selecting candidates for World Heritage registration and deciding on the registration application target before submitting the application to UNESCO.

Previously, Gyeonggi Province, in close cooperation with Seoul City, Goyang City, and the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, linked Bukhansanseong and Tangchundaeseong to Hanyangdoseong, which was already on the tentative list, to form the serial heritage "Capital City Walls and Mountain Fortresses of Joseon."

In September, the province actively promoted the necessity of UNESCO World Heritage registration for Hanyangdoseong, its hinterland Bukhansanseong, and Tangchundaeseong connecting the two, by jointly hosting an international academic symposium with Seoul City and Goyang City on the theme of "Capital City Wall Defense System and Military Heritage."

A provincial official stated, "To promote future World Heritage registration and heritage protection management, we plan to strengthen the cooperative relationship among Gyeonggi Province, Seoul City, and Goyang City, and jointly respond to World Heritage registration tasks by forming an integrated research organization."

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