‘Gumanri Eagles Rock’ in Pohang Showcasing Geological and Cultural Heritage Designated as Local Cultural Asset

The gigantic eagle-shaped 'Gumanri Eagle Rock' located on the coast of Gumanri, Homigot-myeon, Pohang, has been designated as a local cultural heritage of Pohang City.

Pohang City 'Gumanri Eagle Rock'.

The city announced that the Eagle Rock was unanimously designated as a local cultural heritage at the 2nd Pohang City Local Cultural Heritage Protection Committee held recently.

Park Ideuk, chairman of the Local Cultural Heritage Protection Committee, explained, "The Eagle Rock was designated as a local cultural heritage due to the uniqueness of the terrain formed by wave erosion and its symbolism as a place where the fishing festival is held."

According to the city, the Eagle Rock, about 3 meters high and shaped like an eagle, is a unique coastal landform sculpted by natural weathering and erosion over many years, and it is a distinctive form rarely found on the East Coast.

Also, this place, where herring were said to have been pushed ashore during heavy waves, has been a site for rituals praying for a bountiful catch and a place where fishermen, whose livelihood depends on the sea, pray for abundance and safety.

Accordingly, the city decided to designate and protect the Eagle Rock as a local cultural heritage, as it has been part of the lives and culture of East Sea fishermen for a long time.

The Eagle Rock was reviewed for designation as a local cultural heritage at the 1st Pohang City Local Cultural Heritage Protection Committee meeting in March, and after a one-month public notice period in April to gather citizens' opinions, some citizens expressed that they felt honored to be able to designate and protect Pohang City's unique terrain as a local cultural heritage.

Shin Daeseop, director of the Culture and Arts Division, said, "We will continue to pay attention to Pohang's unique terrain and actively strive to protect it."

Local cultural heritage refers to cultural properties that are not designated as cultural assets under the Cultural Heritage Protection Act or as city/provincial cultural assets but are recognized as necessary for the preservation of local culture and are designated by the head of local government based on city (county) or provincial ordinances.

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