Thirty Special Courses Operated to Commemorate the World Heritage Committee Session

Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsang Regions
100,000 Limited Edition Passports to Be Distributed

The Cultural Heritage Administration and the National Heritage Promotion Agency announced on the 18th that, in celebration of the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to be held in Busan in July, they will be operating a special course and distributing 100,000 limited edition passports. This marks the first time that Korea will serve as the chair country of the World Heritage Committee, 38 years after joining the convention in 1988.

Yangdong Village, Gyeongju.

The special course, which will run from May to November, consists of thirty major sites related to UNESCO World Heritage in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsang regions. These include Bulguksa Temple, Seokguram Grotto, the Gaya Tumuli, Buddhist mountain temples (Sansa), and Confucian academies (Seowon). The list also features the 'Petroglyphs of Bangudae Stream,' which were inscribed as a World Heritage site last year, as well as the Provisional Capital Memorial Hall and the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea, both part of the 'Heritage of the Korean War Provisional Capital of Busan,' which was included in the tentative list last year.

Applications for the limited edition passports open at 2 p.m. on the 20th. 80,000 copies will be distributed online, and 20,000 copies will be distributed offline.

Special Commemorative Passport of the World Heritage Committee.

Passport holders who visit and verify five major sites can receive a commemorative gift by visiting the campaign booth in the Korea Pavilion at BEXCO in Busan from July 20 to 29. Those who complete the course by November 30 will receive a completion souvenir.

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