Goryeong-gun Signs Business Agreement with KBS Daegu Broadcasting Headquarters to Reevaluate the Value of Daegaya

Cooperation for Producing a Documentary
to Reexamine Daegaya

Goryeong County in Gyeongbuk Province signed a business agreement with KBS Daegu Broadcasting Headquarters (Director Kim Ju-young) on the 19th to produce a documentary highlighting Daegaya.

Goryeong County is signing a business agreement with KBS Daegu Broadcasting Headquarters to reexamine the value of Daegaya. Photo by Goryeong County

At the business agreement ceremony, Goryeong County Governor Lee Nam-chul, KBS Daegu Broadcasting Headquarters Director Kim Ju-young, and other officials attended. The two organizations pledged mutual cooperation in producing a documentary to reexamine the value of Daegaya, a forgotten part of our history, and in creating various broadcasting contents to enhance the urban brand of Goryeong County as a historical and cultural city.

Daegaya was an ancient Korean political entity that grew for 520 years from AD 42 to 562, centered around present-day Goryeong County. Especially by the late 5th century, it expanded its influence over a wide area spanning Yeongnam and Honam regions, and is recognized as an ancient kingdom following Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. Despite its outstanding historical significance, Daegaya has been neglected.

Recently, Daegaya, a forgotten part of our history, has been gaining attention in various fields. In 2023, the Goryeong Jisandong Burial Mounds, the royal tomb complex of Daegaya, were registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and in 2024, Goryeong County achieved the remarkable feat of being designated as Korea’s fifth ancient capital. Furthermore, Goryeong County is advancing as a World Heritage city and a historical cultural city.

Additionally, through many efforts by Goryeong County, cultural heritage of Daegaya, which had been neglected for 1,500 years, has come closer to us. These efforts include the re-excavation of the Jisandong Tomb No. 5, excavated during the Japanese colonial period, confirmation of the Daegaya palace site and discovery of pottery inscribed with the title Daewang (Great King), and excavation of the Hapgari pottery kiln, the largest pottery production site of Daegaya.

This business agreement between Goryeong County and KBS Daegu Broadcasting Headquarters is expected to serve as a guide to reexamine the historical and cultural value of Daegaya and to inform the entire nation about our precious past.

Governor Lee Nam-chul said, “Daegaya was an ancient kingdom that grew for 520 years centered around present-day Goryeong. Although it has been somewhat neglected, through this business agreement, we will actively cooperate to reexamine the historical and cultural value of Daegaya and to inform the public about Daegaya, our precious history, and its center, Goryeong County.”

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