Gangneung City Selected for Four National Heritage Administration Projects Next Year... A Catalyst for the Local Economy

Three “Our Hometown National Heritage Utilization” Projects
One Regional National Heritage Education Revitalization Project Selected

Gangneung City in Gangwon Province has secured a total project budget of 1,244 million won after being selected for four out of six categories in the 2026 National Heritage Administration’s “Our Hometown National Heritage Utilization Project and Regional National Heritage Education Revitalization Project.”

2025 National Heritage Night Tour. Provided by Gangneung City

For the “Our Hometown National Heritage Utilization Project,” the selected initiatives include: ▲ the National Heritage Night Tour project, “A Millennium of Government Offices Embracing Gangneung, Gangneung Daedohobu”; ▲ the Traditional Temple Utilization Project, “Bohyeon-haeng, Gangneung-mi, Traditional Temple Heritage Exploration”; and ▲ the Old Houses and Head Family Utilization Project, “A 300-Year-Old Head Family, Stories Blooming at Seongyojang.” These projects aim to raise public awareness of the region’s outstanding national heritage and to revitalize the local tourism industry.

Among these, the National Heritage Night Tour project was designated as a flagship brand project by the National Heritage Administration last year and will be automatically selected for the next three years, until 2027, without the need for additional screening procedures.

Additionally, the selected ▲ Regional National Heritage Education Revitalization Project, “Our Heritage, Our Future,” is a local cultural heritage education program for elementary and middle school students in the area. Following last year’s selection, the project has been chosen again this year. Next year, the city plans to further strengthen the project by operating advanced educational courses, developing customized curricula for different levels, and introducing new intangible heritage education programs, thereby enhancing the quality and sustainability of the initiative.

2025 National Heritage Night Tour. Provided by Gangneung City

An official from Gangneung City stated, “Through the selection of these public projects, we will do our utmost to widely promote the region’s valuable national heritage and play a vital role in boosting the local economy.”

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