Damyang-gun Welcomes UNESCO Heritage Listing of 'Jang Making'

"Establishing Tourism and Cultural Industry Linked with Traditional Jang"

At the 19th Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held on the 3rd (local time) in Asuncion, Paraguay, the "Korean Jang Making Culture" was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Provided by Damyang-gun

On the 4th, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that the 'Korean Jang Fermentation Culture' has been inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

According to the county, at the 19th Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Asunci?n, Paraguay on the 3rd (local time), the 'Korean Jang Fermentation Culture,' which involves fermenting soybeans to make doenjang and ganjang, was inscribed as the second Korean traditional food culture on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list following the kimchi-making culture in 2013.

Damyang-gun attended the committee meeting together with officials from the Damyang Cultural Foundation and the Korea Traditional Jang Preservation Research Association to witness the moment of inscription on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Master Gi Sundo, holder of Korea’s Food Master No. 35 (Jinjang manufacturing and processing) from Damyang, also participated in the event, elevating the status of Damyang’s traditional jang on the international stage.

After the committee meeting, Master Gi Sundo presented attendees with the taste of Korean jang, gifting gochujang and doenjang fermented with 370-year-old seed soy sauce.

Lee Byung-no, mayor of Damyang-gun, said, “The clear water from the headwaters of the Yeongsan River and the bamboo salt baked directly are used in Gi Sundo’s traditional jang, which is already exported to the United States, France, and other countries, leading the K-food trend. We will use this inscription on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list as a stepping stone to build tourism and cultural industries linked to Korea’s unique jang.”

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