'Goryeong Jisandong Burial Mounds', UNESCO World Heritage Certificate Presentation

Ceremony Scheduled for December Certificate Presentation and Commemoration

Goryeong-gun, Gyeongbuk Province (Governor Lee Nam-chul) received the UNESCO World Heritage inscription certificate for the Goryeong Jisandong Tumuli Cluster at a ceremony held by the Cultural Heritage Administration on the 27th at the Koreana Hotel in Seoul.

Certificate presentation ceremony for World Heritage inscription.

The Gaya Tumuli Cluster was inscribed as Korea's 16th UNESCO World Heritage site at the 45th World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last September. It was recognized as "an outstanding evidence demonstrating the Gaya civilization, which maintained a unique political system of a confederation coexisting with surrounding centralized ancient states, and an important site representing a type of ancient East Asian civilization."

In particular, the Goryeong Jisandong Tumuli Cluster is a collective tomb of the highest ruling class of Daegaya, constructed during the 5th to 6th centuries in the Daegaya-eup area of Goryeong. The Jisandong Tumuli Cluster is the largest among the Gaya Tumuli Clusters, with about 700 tombs explosively built along the ridges over approximately 150 years, creating an unprecedented landscape in Korea. It also holds significant value as research material for restoring the history of Daegaya, which lacks sufficient historical records.

This certificate presentation ceremony symbolically delivered the proof of the World Heritage inscription of the Gaya Tumuli Cluster, including the Goryeong Jisandong Tumuli Cluster. Additionally, Goryeong-gun plans to share the received UNESCO World Heritage certificate of the Gaya Tumuli Cluster with its residents and hold a commemorative ceremony celebrating the inscription together with the community.

Governor Lee Nam-chul stated, “In 2024, we are preparing various contents and events themed around World Heritage, such as the World Heritage Festival and Cultural Heritage Night Walk. Please look forward to Goryeong-gun, a World Heritage city centered on the Goryeong Jisandong Tumuli Cluster, which will continue to evolve day by day.”

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