UNESCO Listings

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World Heritage Sites (cultural)

• Baekje Historic Areas

• Changdeokgung Palace Complex

• Gaya Tumuli

• Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

• Gyeongju Historic Areas

• Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks

• Hwaseong Fortress

• Jongmyo Shrine

• Namhansanseong

• Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream

• Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

• Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea

• Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

• Seowon, Korea Neo-Confucian Academies

Intangible Cultural Heritage

• Arirang, lyrical folk song of the Republic of Korea

• Cheoyongmu

• Culture of Jeju Haenyo

• Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture

• Falconry, living human heritage

• Gagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestra

• Ganggangsullae

• Gangneung Danoje Festival

• Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeeunggut

• Jultagi, tightrope walking

• Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the Republic of Korea

• Knowledge, beliefs and practices related to jang making in the Republic of Korea

• Namsadang Nori

• Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals in the Republic of Korea

• Pansori, epic chant

• Royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its music

• Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial art

• Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of Korea

• Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum)

• Tugging rituals and games

• Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region

• Yeondeunghoe, lantern lighting festival in the Republic of Korea

• Yeongsanjae

Memory of the World

• Annals of the Choson Dynasty

• April 19 Revolution Archives

• Baegun hwasang chorok buljo jikji simche yojeol (vol.II), the second volume of the "Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests' Zen Teachings'

• Confucian Printing Woodblocks

• Donghak Peasant Revolution Archives

• Donguibogam: Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine

• "Finding Dispersed Families" KBS Special Live Broadcast Archives

• Gwangju Archives for the May 18th 1980 Democratic Uprising against Military Regime

• Hunminjeongum Manuscript

• Ilseongnok: Records of Daily Reflections

• Jeju 4-3 Archives

• Joseon Tongsinsa/Chosen Tsushinshi Documents

• Korea Reforestation Archives: A reforestation model achieved through public-private governance

• Mount Mugh document collection

• Nanjung Ilgi: War Diary of Admiral Yi Sun-sin

• National Debt Redemption Movement Archives

• Saemaul Undong Archives (New Community Movement)

• Royal Seal and Investiture Book Collection of the Joseon Dynasty

• Seungjeongwon Ilgi, the Diaries of the Royal Secretariat

• Tripitaka Koreana and miscellaneous Buddhist scripture printing woodblocks

• Uigwe: The Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty