Full Effort for National Heritage Restoration... National Heritage Agency Invests 529.9 Billion Won

Next Year's Total Budget 1.3875 Trillion Won... 21.6 Billion Won Increase
Promotion of Geological Heritage Preservation and Natural Monument Protection

The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on the 17th that next year's budget has been finalized at 1.3875 trillion won, an increase of 21.6 billion won compared to this year. They plan to carry out various projects to discover and expand the value of national heritage and contribute to the nation and local communities.

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The general account and the special account for balanced regional development amount to 1.244 trillion won, an increase of 37.3 billion won (3.1%) compared to this year. On the other hand, the National Heritage Protection Fund is set at 143.5 billion won, a decrease of 15.7 billion won (10.9%).

By sector, the budget is allocated as follows: 529.9 billion won for national heritage restoration and maintenance, 277 billion won for national heritage policy, 133.2 billion won for cultural heritage, 66.9 billion won for natural and intangible heritage, 114.9 billion won for education, research, and exhibitions, and 143.1 billion won for palace, tomb, and garden management.

Major increased budget projects include national heritage restoration and maintenance (529.9 billion won, up 12.6 billion won), the establishment of the Palman Daejanggyeong digital database (DB) (10 billion won, up 8.7 billion won), preservation and promotion of ancient capitals (251 billion won, up 4.9 billion won), advancement of buried heritage site information (6 billion won, up 3 billion won), and restoration of Jongmyo Jeongjeon and the Hwananje ritual (7.8 billion won, up 3.2 billion won).

The Cultural Heritage Administration's Palace and Royal Tombs Headquarters revealed the results of the excavation conducted at the Heungdeokjeon area within Deoksugung Palace on the 3rd. The excavation team stated that by discovering the drainage system of Heungdeokjeon, the locations of the entrance gates Heungsamun and Soanmun were confirmed. Heungdeokjeon in Deoksugung Palace is estimated to have been built around 1900 and served as the relocation office to restore the royal portrait that was lost in the fire at Seonwonjeon, located to the east of Deoksugung. Photo by Heo Younghan younghan@

New projects include geological heritage preservation management and utilization (2.3 billion won), protection of natural monument flora and fauna (1.9 billion won), preservation and management of scenic sites and traditional landscaping (1.2 billion won), and operation of the task force for the establishment of the National Natural Heritage Center (400 million won).

Additional new initiatives include national heritage education for socially disadvantaged groups (1 billion won), production of national heritage promotional video content (800 million won), maintenance of signage for the national heritage system transition (900 million won), support for intangible heritage trust funds of international organizations (1 billion won), construction of the World Heritage International Interpretation Center (1.8 billion won), and establishment of a large-scale open storage facility dedicated to underwater cultural assets (1 billion won).

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