Hong Taeyong, Mayor of Gimhae, Explains the World Heritage Value of Daeseongdong Tumuli Cluster

Citizen Report Meeting Held for Gaya Tumuli UNESCO Registration

On the 12th at 2 p.m., Gimhae City in Gyeongnam held a citizen briefing session on the inscription of the Daeseong-dong Tumuli Cluster as a World Heritage Site in the large conference room of the city hall.

The city stated that the briefing session was organized to share with citizens the significance of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage inscription of the Daeseong-dong Tumuli Cluster in Gimhae, the burial site of the ruling class of the early Gaya period.

Hong Tae-yong, mayor of Gimhae City, Gyeongnam, is explaining the world heritage value of the Daeseong-dong Tumuli.
[Photo by Gimhae City Hall]

According to the city, the briefing session attended by about 300 citizens proceeded in the order of performances by the Gimhae City Gayageum Orchestra and Gimhae City Choir, screening of promotional videos on the Gaya Tumuli Cluster World Heritage, citizen reports, and commemorative photos.

On this day, Mayor Hong Tae-yong directly explained ▲an overview and promotion activities for the Daeseong-dong Tumuli Cluster World Heritage inscription ▲the significance and effects of the inscription ▲the World Heritage value of the Daeseong-dong Tumuli Cluster ▲and follow-up projects after the inscription.

Daeseong-dong Tumuli Cluster, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

The Daeseong-dong Tumuli Cluster is a representative tumulus cluster of Geumgwan Gaya, which formed the Gaya Confederacy from the 1st to 5th centuries, and well demonstrates the early types of various attributes of tombs shared by the Gaya political entity.

The inscription of seven Gaya tumulus clusters in Yeongnam and Honam regions, including the Daeseong-dong Tumuli Cluster, as World Heritage Sites was finally decided at the 45th World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on September 17.

Mayor Hong said, “This is the fruition after 10 years since the tentative list inscription in 2013,” and added, “Now that the Daeseong-dong Tumuli Cluster has been recognized as a world cultural heritage from a regional cultural heritage, the synergy effect as a historical and cultural city will be maximized along with the National Sports Festival, which is the Year of Visit Gimhae, and the 2024 East Asian Cultural City events next year.”

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