Yangju City Holds Academic Seminar on the Results of the 14th Excavation Survey at Ilhoeam Temple Site

Held on the afternoon of the 19th at Yangju City Hoam Temple Site Museum Video Room
Mayor Kang Su-hyun: "We will strive to promote the status and value of Yangju as a historic and cultural city"

Gyeonggi Yangju City (Mayor Kang Su-hyun) announced on the 13th that it will hold an academic seminar titled "The 14th Excavation Survey Results of Yangju Hoeamsaji" on the afternoon of the 19th at the video room of Yangju Hoeamsaji Museum, in collaboration with the Capital Cultural Heritage Research Institute.

Poster for the Academic Seminar on the "14th Excavation Results of Hoamsaji Site in Yangju." Provided by Yangju City.

This academic seminar is organized to share the results of the 14th excavation survey of Hoeamsaji, completed last September, and to enhance the historical and cultural value of Hoeamsaji through in-depth discussions, serving as basic data for future efforts to register it as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The seminar will include one performance presentation, three thematic presentations, and a comprehensive discussion. It will begin with a performance presentation on "The 14th Excavation Survey Results of Yangju Hoeamsaji" (Kwon Soon-jin and Lee Tae-won from the Capital Cultural Heritage Research Institute), followed by three thematic presentations in the order of: "Background and Significance of the 14th Excavation Survey of Yangju Hoeamsaji" (Lee Seung-yeon from Architectural Literature Archaeology Studio, Park Man-hong from the National Cultural Heritage Research Institute), "Review of Roof Tiles Excavated from the 14th Excavation Survey of Yangju Hoeamsaji" (Lee Hyun-joo from the Association of North and South Korean Historians), and "Review of Celadon Excavated from the 14th Excavation Survey of Yangju Hoeamsaji" (Park Mi-hwa from the Capital Cultural Heritage Research Institute).

After the thematic presentations, a comprehensive discussion will be held, chaired by Professor Choi Tae-seon of Central Buddhist University, with panelists including Han Jin (Myongji University), Lee Kyung-mi (Architectural History and Technology Research Institute), Choi Jeong-hye (Busan City), and Kim Young-mi (Gyeonggi Provincial Museum), exchanging diverse opinions with the presenters.

The academic seminar is open to anyone who can freely participate through on-site registration, and inquiries can be made to the World Heritage Promotion Team of the Culture and Tourism Division.

Meanwhile, Yangju Hoeamsaji (Historic Site) is recognized as an archaeological heritage that proves the prosperity and spread of Buddhist Seon (Zen) culture popular in 14th-century East Asia, and was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2022. Since August this year, the city has been conducting the 14th excavation survey to identify the distribution status and value of the predecessor remains of Hoeamsaji.

Mayor Kang Su-hyun stated, "I hope this academic seminar will serve as an opportunity to re-examine the historical and cultural value of Yangju Hoeamsaji and accelerate efforts to register it as a UNESCO World Heritage site," adding, "We will continue to actively strive to promote the status and value of Yangju as a city of historical culture."

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