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UNESCO Heritage

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UNESCO Human Rights Documentary Heritage Archives	* Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising * Place: 5.18 Archives, Gwangju Catholic Center, Geumnam-ro Road * Object: Human Rights Documentary Heritage 1980 Archives for the May 18th Democratic Uprising against Military Regime, in Gwangju, Republic of Korea * Concept: UNESCO Memory of the World Register
Mudeungsan UNESCO Global Geopark: Unique Geological Formations of International Renown	* Event: Gwangju Silvergrass Flower Festival * Place: Mudeungsan Mountain, Gwangseokdae Rock of Mudeungsan Mountain, Deoksan Stony Slope of Mudeungsan Mountain, Jigong Stony Slope of Museungsan Mountain, Wind Holes of Museungsan Mountain, Mudeungsan UNESCO Global Geopark, Mudeungsan UNESCO Global Geopark - Famous Sites, Baengmaneungseon Ridge, Saeinbong Peak, Simujigi Falls, Sinseokdae Rock, Jangbuljae Pass * Heritage: Dinosaur Tracksite in Seoyu-ri, Hwasun

Documentary Heritage

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Voices of the Captives: Records from the Japanese Invasions of Korea	* Actor: Kang Hang (1567–1618), No In (1566–1622, pen name: Geumgye), Jeong Hui-deuk (1573-1623, pen name: Wolbong) * Event: Japanese invasion of 1592-1598, 정유재란 * Place: commemorative ridge beam inscription for the rebuilding of Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School, Gwangju National Museum, Mugwangsa Shrine * Heritage: Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School * Record: Ganyangnok (Record of the Shepherd), Geumgye ilgi (Diary of Geumgye) * Work: Wolbong haesangnok (Wolbong’s Record at Sea)
UNESCO Human Rights Documentary Heritage Archives	* Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising * Place: 5.18 Archives, Gwangju Catholic Center, Geumnam-ro Road * Object: Human Rights Documentary Heritage 1980 Archives for the May 18th Democratic Uprising against Military Regime, in Gwangju, Republic of Korea * Concept: UNESCO Memory of the World Register

Historic Artifacts

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Wonhyosa Temple: Legacy of Monk Wonhyo	* Actor: Songgwangsa Museum, Monk Wonhyo, Monk Ingok * Event: Wonhyosa Temple Culture and Arts Festival, Wonhyosa temple stay programs * Place: Gwangju National Museum, Mansusa Temple, Damyang, Mudeungsan Mountain, Songgwangsa Temple, Suncheon, Wonhyogyegok Valley, Wonhyosa Temple * Heritage: CPNO:2112400080000, CPNO:2112400150000 * Object: Stupa of Monk Wonhyo, Buddhist Bell from Mansusa Temple, Artifacts Excavated from Wonhyosa Temple * Architecture: Daeungjeon Hall of Wonhyosa Temple
Jeungsimsa Temple: A Repository of Buddhist Heritage	* Actor: Doyun (798-868), 현준호, 호남은행 * Place: Daehwangsa Temple, Seobongsa Temple Site, Jeungsimsa Temple * Heritage: CPNO:1122401310000, CPNO:2112400010000, CPNO:2112400130000, CPNO:2112400140000, CPNO:3412400010000 * Object: Ten Principal Disciples in Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple, Gwangju, Five Hundred Arhats in Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple, Gwangju, Iron Seated Vairocana Buddha of Jeungsimsa Temple, Gwangju, Three-story Stone Pagoda of Jeungsimsa Temple, Stone Standing Bodhisattva of Jeungsimsa Temple * Architecture: Birojeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple, Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple * Concept: Jeungsimsa temple stay programs
Hyangnimsa Temple: A Contemporary Temple Bridging Education and Buddhist Tradition	* Actor: Gwangju Buddhist College, Cheonun (1932-2010), Hyangnim Kindergarten, Hyangnim Publishing House * Place: Hwaeomsa Temple, Gurye, Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam, 향림사, Hyangnim Daycare Center * Heritage: CPNO:2112400280000 * Object: Josanggyeong (Sutras on the Production of Buddhist Images) of Hyangnimsa Temple, Gwangju
Yaksaam Hermitage: A Sacred Site of the Medicine Buddha on Mudeungsan Mountain	* Actor: Doyun (798-868) * Place: Mudeungsan Mountain, Songgwangsa Temple, Suncheon, Yaksaam Hermitage * Heritage: CPNO:1122406000000, CPNO:3412400020000 * Object: Three-story Stone Pagoda at Yaksaam Hermitage, Gwangju, Stone Seated Buddha at Yaksaam Hermitage, Gwangju * Architecture: Daeungjeon Hall of Yaksaam Hermitage
Gwangju’s Folk Culture in Museums	* Actor: Go Un (1479-1530), Gwangju Cultural Foundation, Bak Sang (1474-1530), Yi Yeong-hwa (1948- ), Jeong Ji (1347-1391), Hyeon Jun-ho (1889-1950) * Place: 고운_묘, Gwangju Park, Gwangju Traditional Culture Center, Gwangju History and Folk Museum, Gwangju Provincial Museum, Bium Museum, 비움박물관_전시관_가을, 비움박물관_전시관_겨울, 비움박물관_전시관_봄, 비움박물관_전시관_여름, Ullim-dong Art Valley * Heritage: CPNO:1122403360000, CPNO:1482402390000, CPNO:2112400160000, Printing Woodblocks for the Collected Works of Bak Sang, Armor Worn by Jeong Ji * Object: Artifacts Excavated from the Tomb of Go Un * Record: Collected Works of Bak Sang * Architecture: Musongwon House
Stone Pagodas of Gwangju: The Aesthetic Legacy of Buddhist Art	* Place: Gwangju Park, Gwangju National Museum, National Museum of Korea, Mudeungsan Mountain, Seonggeosa Temple Site, Seonggeosan Mountain, Yaksaam Hermitage, Jeungsimsa Temple * Heritage: CPNO:1122401090000, CPNO:1122401100000, CPNO:2112400010000, CPNO:2112400120000, Five-story Stone Pagoda in Jisan-dong, Gwangju * Object: Five-story Stone Pagoda at Seonggeosa Temple Site, Gwangju (Presumed), (전)광주_성거사지_오층석탑_사리갖춤, 광주_신룡동_오층석탑_유물, Three-story Stone Pagoda at Yaksaam Hermitage, Gwangju, 광주_지산동_오층석탑_유물, Three-story Stone Pagoda of Jeungsimsa Temple * Architecture: Five-story Stone Pagoda in Sillyong-dong, Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple * Concept: 광주_석조_문화유산
Monuments to Jeong Eom and His Faithful Dog	* Actor: Jeong Eom (1528-1580), 캐릭터_동개비 * Place: Yangnim History and Culture Village, Yangchon-gil Road * Object: Monument for Jeong Eom’s Dog in Yangnim-dong * Work: story of Jeong Eom’s dog, Story Delivery - Donggaebi * Architecture: Commemorative Plaque of Jeong Eom for His Filial Devotion
Guardian Posts: Guiding the Way, Protecting the Village	* Event: Guardian Post Ritual of Imjeong * Place: 광주읍성, Seowonmun Gate of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Ipseok Village, Chonnam National University Museum * Object: Stone Guardian Posts from Seowonmun Gate, 돌장승, wooden guardian post, Guardian Post of Seongchon Village, Guardian Post of Imjeong Village, Standing Stone of Ipseok Village * Concept: guardian posts (jangseung) of Gwangju, Gwangju Folk Cultural Heritage * Story: guardian posts (beoksu) of Gwangju
Gwangju’s Dolmens	* Place: Songangsan Mountain, Gwangju, Dolmens in Samgeo-dong, Dolmens in Yongdu-dong, Chilseok Village * Concept: burial culture of Gwangju, ancient period in Gwangju, Gwangju Cultural Heritage Material
Ancient Keyhole Tombs	* Place: Ancient Tomb in Myeonghwa-dong * Heritage: Janggo-shaped Tombs in Wolgye-dong, Tomb No. 1 of the Janggo-shaped Tombs in Wolgye-dong, Tomb No. 2 of the Janggo-shaped Tombs in Wolgye-dong * Object: cylindrical pottery from the Janggo-shaped Tombs in Wolgye-dong * Concept: burial culture of Gwangju, Three Kingdoms period in Gwangju, Gwangju Monument
Tomb of a Goryeo Official: Jeong Ji	* Actor: Gyeongyeolsa Shrine, Jeong Ji (1347-1391) * Event: Battle of Gwangeumpo * Place: Gwangju History and Folk Museum * Heritage: Armor Worn by Jeong Ji, Tomb of Jeong Ji * Concept: Gwangju Monument, Treasure
Tomb of a Joseon Official: Jeon Sang-ui	* Actor: Jeon Sang-ui (1576-1627), Chungminsa Shrine * Event: Manchu Invasion of 1627, Battle of Anjuseong Fortress (Manchu Invasion of 1627) * Place: Tomb of Jeon Sang-ui, Hwaam Village * Concept: Gwangju Monument

Historic Buildings

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In Search of Light and Truth: A Modern Architectural Tour of Yangnim-dong	* Actor: Gwangju Metropolitan City, Gwangju Jejung Hospital, Eugene Bell (1868-1925), Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Soongil School, Gordon W. Avison (1891-1967), Clement C. Owen (1867-1909), Robert M. Wilson (1880-1963) * Event: Visit Gwangju 2025 * Place: Yangnim History and Culture Village, Avison Memorial Hall * Architecture: Owen Memorial Hall, Missionary Robert Wilson’s House, Eugene Bell Memorial Hall * Concept: In Search of Light and Truth
Yangtiago Missionary Pilgrimage: Walking the Path of Christian Mission in Yangnim-dong	* Actor: Gwangju YMCA, Gwangju YWCA, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Gwangju Yangnim Church, Gwangju Jejung Hospital, Eugene Bell (1868-1925), Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Clement C. Owen (1867-1909), Jo A-ra (1912-2003), Choi Heung-jong (1880-1966) * Event: Visit Gwangju 2025 * Place: Sosimdang Jo A-ra Memorial Hall, Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery, Horned Holly Hill in Yangnim-dong, Obang Choi Heung-jong Memorial Hall * Heritage: Horned Holly in Yangnim-dong * Architecture: Curtis Memorial Hall of Former Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls, Gwangju, Owen Memorial Hall, Eugene Bell Memorial Hall * Concept: Yangtiago Missionary Pilgrimage, Historic Site of Korean Christianity
Wonhyosa Temple: Legacy of Monk Wonhyo	* Actor: Songgwangsa Museum, Monk Wonhyo, Monk Ingok * Event: Wonhyosa Temple Culture and Arts Festival, Wonhyosa temple stay programs * Place: Gwangju National Museum, Mansusa Temple, Damyang, Mudeungsan Mountain, Songgwangsa Temple, Suncheon, Wonhyogyegok Valley, Wonhyosa Temple * Heritage: CPNO:2112400080000, CPNO:2112400150000 * Object: Stupa of Monk Wonhyo, Buddhist Bell from Mansusa Temple, Artifacts Excavated from Wonhyosa Temple * Architecture: Daeungjeon Hall of Wonhyosa Temple
Jeungsimsa Temple: A Repository of Buddhist Heritage	* Actor: Doyun (798-868), 현준호, 호남은행 * Place: Daehwangsa Temple, Seobongsa Temple Site, Jeungsimsa Temple * Heritage: CPNO:1122401310000, CPNO:2112400010000, CPNO:2112400130000, CPNO:2112400140000, CPNO:3412400010000 * Object: Ten Principal Disciples in Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple, Gwangju, Five Hundred Arhats in Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple, Gwangju, Iron Seated Vairocana Buddha of Jeungsimsa Temple, Gwangju, Three-story Stone Pagoda of Jeungsimsa Temple, Stone Standing Bodhisattva of Jeungsimsa Temple * Architecture: Birojeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple, Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple * Concept: Jeungsimsa temple stay programs
Yaksaam Hermitage: A Sacred Site of the Medicine Buddha on Mudeungsan Mountain	* Actor: Doyun (798-868) * Place: Mudeungsan Mountain, Songgwangsa Temple, Suncheon, Yaksaam Hermitage * Heritage: CPNO:1122406000000, CPNO:3412400020000 * Object: Three-story Stone Pagoda at Yaksaam Hermitage, Gwangju, Stone Seated Buddha at Yaksaam Hermitage, Gwangju * Architecture: Daeungjeon Hall of Yaksaam Hermitage
Choe Seung-hyo’s House: A Legacy of Culture and Art	* Actor: Gwangju MBC, Nam June Paik (1932-2006), Choe Sang-hyeon (1881-1945), Choe Seung-nam, Choe Seung-hyo (1917-1999), Choe In-jun (1950- ) * Place: Yangnimsan Mountain, Yangnim History and Culture Village, Hyeondae Theater * Heritage: CPNO:2442400020000, Choe Seung-hyo’s House * Work: Love, Lies * Architecture: Noble House of the Choe Family in Sa-dong
Go Won-hui’s House: A Legacy of Loyalty and Integrity	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Go Won-hui, Go In-hu (1561-1592), Go Jong-seok, Go Jong-hu (1554-1593), Kim Deok-ryeong (1567-1596), Jeon Sang-ui (1576-1627) * Event: Battle of Geumsan, Japanese invasion of 1592-1598, Battle of Jinjuseong Fortress * Place: Shrine in Perpetuity in Go Won-hui’s House, Jebongsup Forest * Heritage: Go Won-hui’s House * Architecture: 고경명_옛_집터 * Concept: Three Loyal Subjects of Gwangju
Kim Bong-ho’s House: A Home Preserving the Everyday History of Gwangju	* Actor: Kim Gi-sang, Kim Bong-ho, Honam Institute for Korean Studies * Place: Gwangsan-gu * Heritage: CPNO:3412400250000, Kim Bong-ho’s House * Object: 김봉호가옥_능소화 * Record: Kim Bong-ho’s Diaries, 영인본_김봉호일기
The Noble House of the Choe Family in Sa-dong: A Space Reflecting Modern Gwangju’s Architecture and Life	* Actor: Choe Myeong-gu (1852-1913), Choe Sang-hyeon (1881-1945), Choe Seong-suk * Event: 근대건축물_디지털_아카이브구축사업 * Heritage: Choe Seung-hyo’s House * Architecture: Noble House of the Choe Family in Sa-dong * Concept: 광주_최부잣집_디지털_아카이브
Witness to History: The Jeonil Building and Former Jeollanam-do Provincial Office	* Actor: National Asian Culture Center, Yun Sang-won (1950-1980), Jeonil Broadcasting, Jeonil Building 245, Cho Pius (1938-2016) * Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising, 5.18민주화운동_헬기사격 * Place: May 18 Democracy Square, May 18 Historic Sites, Former Jeollanam-do Provincial Government Building * Architecture: Jeonil Building * Concept: civilian militias
Gwangjueupseong Walled Town	* Actor: ACC Culture Exchange * Place: May 18 Historic Sites, Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Gongbungmun Gate of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Magistrate’s Office Site of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Gwangnimun Gate of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Seowonmun Gate of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Jeoryangnu Pavilion of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Jinnammun Gate of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Daehwangsa Temple, Former Jeollanam-do Provincial Government Building * Heritage: Former Main Building of the Jeollanam-do Provincial Office, Site of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town * Record: Gwangjueupseong Walled Town Guidebook, Site of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town
Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School	* Actor: Gwangju Confucian College, Bak Gwang-ok (1526-1593), Hong Jae-eung * Event: Sajik Dano Festival, Confucian Academy * Place: Sajikdan Altar, Gwangju, 광주읍성, Jamwonbong Peak of Mudeungsan Mountain * Heritage: Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School * Agent: Kim Seon (1750-?) * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju, 광주광역시_유형문화유산 * Person: Kwon Su-pyeong
Mujingoseong Fortress	* Place: Jamwonbong Peak of Mudeungsan Mountain, Mujingoseong Fortress Site, West Gate of Mujingoseong Fortress Site, 무진주, Jatgogae Pass, Chonnam National University Museum * Object: excavated artifacts from Mujingoseong Fortress Site * Concept: Unified Silla period in Gwangju, 광주광역시_기념물
Commemorative Pavilion of the Jangheung Go Clan: Three Generations of the Three Confucian Virtues	* Actor: Go Geo-hu, Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Go Gyeong-hyeong, Go Bu-geum, Go Yong-hu (1577-1648), Go In-hu (1561-1592), Go Jong-hu (1554-1593), Lady Jeong (wife of Go Geo-hu), Lady Go (wife of No Sang-ryong), Pochungsa Shrine * Event: Battle of Geumsan * Architecture: Birthplace of Go Gyeong-myeong, Commemorative Pavilion of the Jangheung Go Clan * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju, Gwangju Monument, civilian army in the Honam region during the Japanese invasions of 1592-1598
Commemorative Pavilion of Chunghyo-dong: The Village of Loyalty and Filial Devotion	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Chungjangsa Shrine, Kim Deok-ryeong (1567-1596), Kim Deok-bo (1571-1627), Kim Deok-hong (1558-1592), Lady Yi (wife of Kim Deok-ryeong) * Event: Battle of Geumsan * Place: Chunghyo-dong (Mudeungsan Mountain), Byeokjinseowon Confucian Academy, Chungjang-ro Road * Heritage: Chwigajeong Pavilion, Pungamjeong Pavilion * Architecture: Commemorative Pavilion of Chunghyo-dong * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju, Gwangju Monument
Buyongjeong Pavilion and the Gwangju Village Code	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Yangeungjeong Pavilion, Yi Seon-je (1389-1453) * Place: Buyongjeong Pavilion, Chilseok-dong Neighborhood * Agent: Kim Mun-bal (1359-1418), Kim Hyeong (1543-?) * Concept: Village Code of Gwangju
Yi Seon-je’s Shrine in Perpetuity: Remembering Outstanding Virtue	* Actor: Yi Seon-je (1389-1453) * Event: Old Red Leaf Willow Festival * Place: 부용정, Suamseowon Confucian Academy, 이선제_묘, Pilmun-daero Road * Heritage: Old Red Leaf Willow, Buncheong Memorial Tablet of Yi Seon-je with Inlaid Design and Inscription of “gyeongtae onyeon”, Yi Seon-je’s Shrine in Perpetuity * Agent: 김문발 * Concept: Gwangju Folk Cultural Heritage, 광주향약
Wolbongseowon Confucian Academy: Repository of the Four-Seven Debate	* Actor: Gi Dae-seung (1527-1572), Kim Jang-saeng (1548-1631), Kim Jip, Bak Sang (1474-1530), Bak Sun (1523-1589), Wolbongseowon Confucian Academy, Yi Hwang (1501-1570) * Place: Sungdeoksa Shrine * Heritage: Bingwoldang Lecture Hall * Object: printing woodblocks for the Gobong munjip (Collected Works of Gi Dae-seung) * Record: 고봉집 * Architecture: 장판각 * Concept: Gwangju Monument, 광주광역시_유형문화유산 * Person: 김계휘
Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and the Literati of 16th-Century Korea	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Gi Dae-seung (1527-1572), Kim Seong-won (1525-1597), Kim Yun-je (1501-1572), Kim In-hu (1510-1560), Song Si-yeol (1607-1689), Yang San-bo (1503–1557), Jeong Cheol (1536-1593) * Place: Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion, Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and Surroundings, Gwangju, Sigyeongjeong Pavilion and Surroundings, Damyang, Sigyeongjeong Pavilion, Jamitan Stream * Object: name plaque of Hwangbyeokdang Pavilion * Concept: Scenic Site
The Origins of Domestic Tourism: The Former Tourist Hotel in Mudeungsan Mountain	* Actor: Former Mudeungsan Tourist Hotel, Gwangju, Jeonnam Ilbo, Kim Nam-jung (1884-1975) * Event: 5.18민주화운동 * Place: Mudeungsan Mountain, 원효계곡 * Concept: 1950s in Gwangju, National Registered Cultural Heritage

Historic & Scenic Sites

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The Garden Culture of Joseon Literati in Full Bloom in Jeolla	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Kim Seong-won (1525-1597), Kim Yun-je (1501-1572), Four Immortals of Sigyeongjeong Pavilion, Yang San-bo (1503–1557), O I-jeong (1619-1655), O Hui-do (1583-1623), Im Eok-ryeong (1496–1568), Jeong Cheol (1536-1593) * Place: Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion, Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and Surroundings, Gwangju, Myeongokheon Pavilion, Myeongokheon Garden, Damyang, 담양_소쇄원, Sigyeongjeong Pavilion and Surroundings, Damyang, Sigyeongjeong Pavilion * Heritage: CPNO:1352401070000, CPNO:1353600400000, CPNO:1353600570000, CPNO:1353600580000 * Record: Soswaewon do (Painting of Soswaewon Garden) * Concept: 국가지정문화유산_명승
Bak Ho-ryeon: The Last Boatman of Seochangnaru Ferry Dock	* Actor: Geungnagwon Post Station, Bak Ho-ryeon (1892-1946) * Place: Seochanggyo Bridge, Seochangnaru Ferry Dock, Seochang Hanok Cultural Center, Bak Ho-ryeon Room of the Seochang Hanok Cultural Center, Yeongsangang River * Architecture: Commemorative Steles of Bak Ho-ryeon, Steles in Seochang-dong
Gasa Cultural Region: Where Nature and Poetry Meet	* Actor: Kim Seong-won (1525-1597), Song Sun (1493-1582), Yang San-bo (1503–1557), Im Eok-ryeong (1496–1568), Jeong Cheol (1536-1593) * Place: Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and Surroundings, Gwangju, 담양_소쇄원, Sigyeongjeong Pavilion and Surroundings, Damyang, Korea Gasa Literature Hall * Heritage: Myeonangjeong Pavilion * Record: Myeonang jip (Collected Works of Song Sun), Songgang jip (Collected Works of Jeong Cheol) * Work: Myeonangjeong ga (Song of Myeonangjeong Pavilion), Sa miingok (Hymn of Constancy), Seongsan byeolgok (Little Odes on Mount Star), Sok miingok (Continued Hymn of Constancy) * Concept: Gasa Cultural Region
A Walk Through Poetry Monuments in Sajik Park	* Actor: Kim Deok-ryeong (1567-1596), Bak Bong-u (1934-1990), Bak Sang (1474-1530), Song Sun (1493-1582), Yun Seon-do (1587-1671), Yi Su-bok (1924-1986), Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598) * Place: Monument to “Traditional Korean Paper of Joseon” by Bak Bong-u, Monument to “Buried Deep in the Mountains” by Bak Sang, Sajik Park, Monument to “Chrysanthemums in Bloom” by Song Sun * Object: poetry monuments of Sajik Park * Work: “Gipeun sane muchyeo” (Buried Deep in the Mountains), “Bombi” (Spring Rain), “Ouga” (Song of Five Friends), “Joseon ui changhoji” (Traditional Korean Paper of Joseon), “Chunsangok” (Spring Mountain Song), “Hansando ga” (Song of Hansando Island), “Hwanggukhwaga” (Chrysanthemums in Bloom) * Architecture: Monument to “Spring Mountain Song” by Kim Deok-ryeong, Monument to “Song of Five Friends” by Yun Seon-do, Monument to “Spring Rain” by Yi Su-bok, Monument to “Song of Hansando Island” by Yi Sun-sin
The Scented Legacy of Honam's Plum Blossoms	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Go Bu-cheon (1578-1636), Chonnam National University * Place: Hwaeomsa Temple, Gurye, Gyedangmae Plum of Jisil Village, Damyang, Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon, Baegyangsa Temple, Jangseong, Jisil Village * Heritage: CPNO:1363604850000, CPNO:1363604860000, CPNO:1363604880000 * Object: Hwaeommae Plum of Hwaeomsa Temple, Gurye, Seonammae Plum of Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon, Gobulmae Plum of Baegyangsa Temple, Jangseong, Plum of Chonnam National University, Five Plum Trees of the Honam Region
Ten Scenic Views of Jeungsimsa Temple: Poetry and Art at Mudeungsan Mountain	* Actor: Song Tae-hoe (1872-1941), Heo Baek-ryeon (1891-1977) * Place: Saeinbong Peak of Mudeungsan Mountain, Seoseokdae Rock of Mudeungsan Mountain, Cheonjedan Altar of Mudeungsan Mountain, Yaksaam Hermitage, Yongchugyegok Valley, Jeungsimsa Temple * Record: Yeomjae yugo (Collected Works of Song Tae-hoe) * Work: Ten Scenic Views of Jeungsimsa Temple * Agent: Jeong Un-myeon (1906-1948) * Architecture: Chwibaengnu Pavilion of Jeungsimsa Temple
Stone Monuments for the Mountain Deity: Invoking the Sacred Spirit of Mudeungsan Mountain	* Place: Mudeungsan Mountain, Shrine for the Mountain Deity of Mudeungsan Mountain, Cheonjedan Altar of Mudeungsan Mountain, Yaksaam Hermitage, Jeungsimsa Temple * Object: Stone Monument for the Deity of Seoseoksan Mounatin, Stone Monument for the Deity of Seoseoksan Mountain near Yaksaam Hermitage, Stone Monument for the Deity of Seoseoksan Mountain near Jeungsimsa Temple
Eight Views of Seo-gu: Landscapes of History and Nature	* Actor: 양동_닭전머리, Jang Chang-u (1704-1774) * Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising * Place: May 18 Memorial Park, Okcheonsa Temple, Geumdangsan Mountain, Eight Scenic Views of Seo-gu, Yangdong Market, 양동시장_홍어전문거리, Dolmens in Yongdu-dong, Uncheonsa Temple, Pungam Lake Park * Heritage: CPNO:2112400040000, CPNO:3412400050000, CPNO:3412400060000, Mangwijeong Pavilion * Object: Rock-carved Seated Buddha of Uncheonsa Temple * Concept: Seochang Sunset Fields
Eight Scenic Views of Buk-gu: Scenes of Democracy, Art, and Life	* Actor: 5.18민주화운동_희생자_안치, Gwangju Culture and Art Center, Kia Tigers, Kim Deok-ryeong (1567-1596), Kim Deok-bo (1571-1627), Kim Yun-je (1501-1572), Monk Wonhyo * Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising, Gwangju Biennale * Place: Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and Surroundings, Gwangju, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju History and Folk Museum, Gwangjuho Lake, Gwangjuho Lake Eco Park, May 18th National Cemetery, Gwangju National Museum, Malbau Market, Mudeung Stadium, 무등경기장_주경기장, 무등경기장_주경기장_부지, Mudeungsan Mountain, Mudeungsan National Park, Wonhyosa Temple, Jungoe Park Cultural and Art Belt * Heritage: CPNO:1352401070000, CPNO:1362405390000, Population of Red Leaf Willows in Chunghyo-dong, Gwangju, Pungamjeong Pavilion * Architecture: Gwangju-Kia Champions Field * Concept: Eight Scenic Views of Buk-gu
Eight Scenic Views of Gwangsan-gu: Harmony of Nature and Poetry	* Place: Geungnakgang River, Bongnyongsan Mountain, Seongmunsan Mountain, Eodeungsan Mountain, Yongjinsan Mountain, Hwangnyonggang River * Heritage: CPNO:3412400040000, Pungyeongjeong Pavilion, Hogajeong Pavilion * Work: Water and Field Scenery of the Geungnakgang River, Clouds Returning to Bongnyongsan Mountain, Rainbow over the Rocks of Seongmunsan Mountain, Sunset Beyond Eodeungsan Mountain, Fishing Lights on the Hwangnyonggang River, Lofty Peaks of Yongjinsan Mountain, Late Return from Pungyeongjeong Pavilion, Songs beneath the Pines of Hogajeong Pavilion * Concept: Eight Scenic Views of Gwangsan-gu
Trees of Gwangju: Living Cultural Heritage Embracing People and Memory	* Actor: Kim Deok-ryeong (1567-1596), 김덕령_나무, 왕버들나무, Yi Seon-je (1389-1453) * Event: Old Red Leaf Willow Festival, 이선제_묘지_귀환, Village Guardian Ritual of Chilseok Villlage * Place: 무등산_충효동, Yangnim-dong, Horned Holly Hill in Yangnim-dong, Chilseok-dong Neighborhood * Heritage: CPNO:1362405390000, CPNO:2552507010001, CPNO:2552507010002, Population of Red Leaf Willows in Chunghyo-dong, Gwangju, Old Red Leaf Willow, Buncheong Memorial Tablet of Yi Seon-je with Inlaid Design and Inscription of “gyeongtae onyeon”, Horned Holly in Yangnim-dong * Object: Ginkgo Tree of Chilseok-dong
Stone Pagodas of Gwangju: The Aesthetic Legacy of Buddhist Art	* Place: Gwangju Park, Gwangju National Museum, National Museum of Korea, Mudeungsan Mountain, Seonggeosa Temple Site, Seonggeosan Mountain, Yaksaam Hermitage, Jeungsimsa Temple * Heritage: CPNO:1122401090000, CPNO:1122401100000, CPNO:2112400010000, CPNO:2112400120000, Five-story Stone Pagoda in Jisan-dong, Gwangju * Object: Five-story Stone Pagoda at Seonggeosa Temple Site, Gwangju (Presumed), (전)광주_성거사지_오층석탑_사리갖춤, 광주_신룡동_오층석탑_유물, Three-story Stone Pagoda at Yaksaam Hermitage, Gwangju, 광주_지산동_오층석탑_유물, Three-story Stone Pagoda of Jeungsimsa Temple * Architecture: Five-story Stone Pagoda in Sillyong-dong, Obaekjeon Hall of Jeungsimsa Temple * Concept: 광주_석조_문화유산
Sajikdan Altar	* Actor: Sajik Library * Event: Sajik Dano Festival, Sajikje Ritual * Place: Sajikdan Altar, Gwangju, Outdoor Performance Stage of Sajik Park, Observation Tower of Sajik Park * Heritage: Gwandeokjeong Archery Center, Gwangju, Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School * Architecture: Yangpajeong Pavilion * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju
The Western Missionaries Laid to Rest in Gwangju: Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery	* Actor: Katheryn Gilmer (1897-1926), Harriet Knox Dodson (1884-1924), Jessie Smith Levie (1896-1931), Cara Ross (1868-1927), Anabel Major Nisbet (1869-1920), Louis Christian Brand (1894-1938), Lilian Andrus Southall (?-1938), Elisabeth J. Shepping (1880-1934), Ella Graham (1889-1930), Amelia Emerson (1860-1927), Clement C. Owen (1867-1909), Thema Barbara Thumm (1902-1931), Dick H. Nieusma Jr. (1930-2018), Ruth J. Nieusma (1930-2016), Ronald B. Dietrick (1927-2015), Gertrude Philbrook Chapman (1869-1928), 호남신학대학교 * Place: Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery, 양림역사문화마을
Ancient Life: The Archeological Site in Sinchang-dong	* Place: pit dwelling sites in the Archeological Site in Sinchang-dong, Gwangju National Museum, Yeongsangang River * Heritage: Archeological Site in Sinchang-dong * Object: hoes from the Archeological Site in Sinchang-dong, jar coffin tombs in the Archeological Site in Sinchang-dong, wooden artifacts from the Archeological Site in Sinchang-dong, excavated artifacts from the Archeological Site in Sinchang-dong, bows from the Archeological Site in Sinchang-dong * Concept: burial culture of Gwangju, ancient period in Gwangju, Historic Site, swamp site
May 18th National Cemetery: Remembering the Martyrs of Democracy	* Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising * Place: Gwangju Bus Route 518, May 18th National Cemetery * Work: May 18th National Cemetery Memorial Gate * Architecture: May 18th National Cemetery Memorial Tower, World of Great Unity Sculpture, Armed Resistance Sculpture * Concept: Spirit Course

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Dialect of Gwangju and Jeolla-do: Local Language Rooted in Everyday Life	* Actor: 광주광역시청 * Event: Gwangju Design Biennale, Women’s Film Festival in Gwangju, Gwin Short Film Competition * Place: 광주비엔날레_거시기홀 * Concept: geosigi (a filler used when one cannot recall the exact name of a person or object), gemi (a savory, lingering taste that deepens the more you chew), 광주_게미맛집, gwin (a term expressing cuteness or endearment toward people or objects), meosigi, omae (an expression of surprise or amazement), Omaena, 자원봉사자_귀니, 전라도_방언, 주제_거시기,머시기 * Food: kimchi, jikkasim (the flavorful core ingredients used in making kimchi)
Ceremonial Cuisine of Korea’s Southern Provinces: Living Traditions of Ritual and Taste	* Actor: Min Gyeong-suk, Yi Ae-seop, Yi Yeon-chae (1916-1994), Association for Traditional Southern Ceremonial Cuisine, Choe Yeong-ja * Place: Naju Plain, Museum of Southern Korean Cuisine * Heritage: CPNO:2222400170000 * Concept: Ceremonial Cuisine of Korea’s Southern Provinces, Masters of the Ceremonial Cuisine of Korea’s Southern Provinces, jesadak (boiled chicken served at ancestral rituals), pyebaek eumsik (food presented by the bride to her in-laws after the wedding) * Food: ibaji eumsik (elaborate dishes sent from the bride’s family to the groom’s)
Gwangju’s Five Delicacies	* Actor: Choe Cheo-ja * Event: Gwangju Kimchi Festival, Gwangju World Kimchi Festival * Place: Myeonggawon, Mudeungsan Mountain, Mudeungsan Boribap Street, Songjeong Five-Day Market, Songjeong Tteokgalbi Street, Oritang Street in Yu-dong, 지산유원지, Cheongmijang, 한정식_음식점 * Concept: Gwangju’s Five Delicacies * Food: kimchi, boribap (barley rice), Songjeong tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties), oritang (duck soup), hanjeongsik (Korean table d’hote)
Gwangju’s Seven Delicacies	* Actor: Kim Chan-sim, Jeonil Building 245, Choe Cheo-ja * Event: May 18 Democratic Uprising * Place: Gwangju Jumeokbap Experience Center, Myeonggawon, Mudeungsan Mountain, Mudeungsan Boribap Street, Sansu Market, Songjeong Five-Day Market, Songjeong Tteokgalbi Street, Oritang Street in Yu-dong, 지산유원지, Cheongmijang, 한정식_음식점 * Concept: Gwangju’s Seven Delicacies, civilian militias, 시민군_주먹밥_제공 * Food: Gwangju jumeokbap (rice ball), boribap (barley rice), sangchu twigim (lettuce wraps with deep fries), Songjeong tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties), oritang (duck soup), yukjeon (pan-fried battered beef), 육전용_소고기, hanjeongsik (Korean table d’hote)
Museum of Southern Korean Cuisine: Tradition on the Table	* Place: Museum of Southern Korean Cuisine * Concept: Gwangju’s Seven Delicacies, Southern Korean Cuisine, Ceremonial Cuisine of Korea’s Southern Provinces, Masters of the Ceremonial Cuisine of Korea’s Southern Provinces * Food: ganjaemi hoe (sliced raw ray), Gwangju jumeokbap (rice ball), gukbap (rice soup), boribap (barley rice), sangchu twigim (lettuce wraps with deep fries), Songjeong tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties), yeonpotang (octopus soup), oritang (duck soup), yukjeon (pan-fried battered beef), jjangttungeotang (mudskipper soup), chueotang (loach soup), twigak (vegetable and seaweed chips), hanjeongsik (Korean table d’hote)
Gwangju’s Folk Culture in Museums	* Actor: Go Un (1479-1530), Gwangju Cultural Foundation, Bak Sang (1474-1530), Yi Yeong-hwa (1948- ), Jeong Ji (1347-1391), Hyeon Jun-ho (1889-1950) * Place: 고운_묘, Gwangju Park, Gwangju Traditional Culture Center, Gwangju History and Folk Museum, Gwangju Provincial Museum, Bium Museum, 비움박물관_전시관_가을, 비움박물관_전시관_겨울, 비움박물관_전시관_봄, 비움박물관_전시관_여름, Ullim-dong Art Valley * Heritage: CPNO:1122403360000, CPNO:1482402390000, CPNO:2112400160000, Printing Woodblocks for the Collected Works of Bak Sang, Armor Worn by Jeong Ji * Object: Artifacts Excavated from the Tomb of Go Un * Record: Collected Works of Bak Sang * Architecture: Musongwon House
Trees of Gwangju: Living Cultural Heritage Embracing People and Memory	* Actor: Kim Deok-ryeong (1567-1596), 김덕령_나무, 왕버들나무, Yi Seon-je (1389-1453) * Event: Old Red Leaf Willow Festival, 이선제_묘지_귀환, Village Guardian Ritual of Chilseok Villlage * Place: 무등산_충효동, Yangnim-dong, Horned Holly Hill in Yangnim-dong, Chilseok-dong Neighborhood * Heritage: CPNO:1362405390000, CPNO:2552507010001, CPNO:2552507010002, Population of Red Leaf Willows in Chunghyo-dong, Gwangju, Old Red Leaf Willow, Buncheong Memorial Tablet of Yi Seon-je with Inlaid Design and Inscription of “gyeongtae onyeon”, Horned Holly in Yangnim-dong * Object: Ginkgo Tree of Chilseok-dong
Traditional Crafts of Gwangju: The Living Hands of Master Artisans	* Actor: Mudeung Ceramics, An Myeong-hwan, An Jae-hwan, Jo Gi-jeong (1937-2007), Jo Jang-hyeon, Heo Baek-ryeon (1891-1977) * Heritage: CPNO:2222400040000, CPNO:2222400050000, CPNO:2222400120000, CPNO:2222400200000, CPNO:2222400210000 * Concept: Gwangju Intangible Heritage, 나전칠기, najeonchiljang (lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl), akgijang (musical instrument making), Jindari brushes, cheongja dogong (celadon pottery making), taenghwajang (Buddhist painting), piljang (brush making)
Sajikdan Altar	* Actor: Sajik Library * Event: Sajik Dano Festival, Sajikje Ritual * Place: Sajikdan Altar, Gwangju, Outdoor Performance Stage of Sajik Park, Observation Tower of Sajik Park * Heritage: Gwandeokjeong Archery Center, Gwangju, Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School * Architecture: Yangpajeong Pavilion * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju
Commemorative Pavilion of Chunghyo-dong: The Village of Loyalty and Filial Devotion	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Chungjangsa Shrine, Kim Deok-ryeong (1567-1596), Kim Deok-bo (1571-1627), Kim Deok-hong (1558-1592), Lady Yi (wife of Kim Deok-ryeong) * Event: Battle of Geumsan * Place: Chunghyo-dong (Mudeungsan Mountain), Byeokjinseowon Confucian Academy, Chungjang-ro Road * Heritage: Chwigajeong Pavilion, Pungamjeong Pavilion * Architecture: Commemorative Pavilion of Chunghyo-dong * Concept: Joseon period in Gwangju, Gwangju Monument
Monuments to Jeong Eom and His Faithful Dog	* Actor: Jeong Eom (1528-1580), 캐릭터_동개비 * Place: Yangnim History and Culture Village, Yangchon-gil Road * Object: Monument for Jeong Eom’s Dog in Yangnim-dong * Work: story of Jeong Eom’s dog, Story Delivery - Donggaebi * Architecture: Commemorative Plaque of Jeong Eom for His Filial Devotion
Buyongjeong Pavilion and the Gwangju Village Code	* Actor: Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), Yangeungjeong Pavilion, Yi Seon-je (1389-1453) * Place: Buyongjeong Pavilion, Chilseok-dong Neighborhood * Agent: Kim Mun-bal (1359-1418), Kim Hyeong (1543-?) * Concept: Village Code of Gwangju
Village Guardians: Local Trees and Shrines	* Actor: village guardian trees of Gwangju, village guardian trees of Mudeungsan Mountain * Event: Village Guardian Ritual of Chunhyo-dong, Village Guardian ritual of Imjeong Village, Village Guardian Ritual of Chilseok Villlage * Place: Chunghyo-dong (Mudeungsan Mountain) * Heritage: Saw-leaf Zelkova of Hak-dong * Object: Protected Trees of Gwangju, Gingko Tree of Chilseok-dong * Concept: 광주광역시_기념물, village guardian deity
Gwangju’s Farmers’ Music: Community Solidarity for Agricultural Abundance	* Actor: Farmers’ Songs of Yongjeon Preservation Society., Farmers’ Performance of Gwangsan Preservation Society, Kim Jong-hoe (1918-2000), Seo Chang-sun (1916-1999), Jeong Deuk-chae (1939-2021), Jeong Jong-seok * Place: Yongjeon Village * Heritage: Gwangsan nongak (Farmers’ Performance of Gwangsan), Gwangju Chilseok Gossaum Nori (Loop Fight of Gwangju), Yongjeon deulnorae (Farmers’ Song of Yongjeon) * Concept: Gossaum nori nongak (Farmers’ Performance of the Loop Fight of Gwangju), holder of the skill of the Farmers’ Performance of Gwangsan, 광주_소촌동, Gwangju Intangible Heritage, Dangsan nongak (Farmers’ Performance of Dangsan), Pungjang nongak (Farmers’ Performance of Pungjang)
Guardian Posts: Guiding the Way, Protecting the Village	* Event: Guardian Post Ritual of Imjeong * Place: 광주읍성, Seowonmun Gate of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town, Ipseok Village, Chonnam National University Museum * Object: Stone Guardian Posts from Seowonmun Gate, 돌장승, wooden guardian post, Guardian Post of Seongchon Village, Guardian Post of Imjeong Village, Standing Stone of Ipseok Village * Concept: guardian posts (jangseung) of Gwangju, Gwangju Folk Cultural Heritage * Story: guardian posts (beoksu) of Gwangju
The Loop Fight of Gwangju: Competition to Bring the Community Together	* Actor: Seo Tae-hwan (1857-1940) * Place: Mudongjeong Pavilion, Buyongjeong Pavilion, Chilseok-dong Neighborhood, Look Fight of Gwangju Theme Park * Heritage: Gwangju Chilseok Gossaum Nori (Loop Fight of Gwangju) * Object: Gingko Tree of Chilseok-dong * Agent: Kim Mun-bal (1359-1418) * Concept: Gossaum nori nongak (Farmers’ Performance of the Loop Fight of Gwangju), 광주광역시_기념물, National Intangible Heritage
Mudeungsan Mountain: Where the Traditional Ceramic Industry Thrived	* Place: Gwangju History and Folk Museum, Gwangju National Museum, Mudeungsan Mountain, Mudeungsan Buncheong Ware Hall, Chunghyo-dong (Mudeungsan Mountain), Asian Ceramic Culture Hall, Clay Deposit Site in Chunghyo-dong * Heritage: Kiln Site in Chunghyo-dong, Gwangju * Object: artifacts excavated from the Kiln Site in Chunghyo-dong, Gwangju * Concept: Historic Site
The Voice of Tradition: Im Bang-ul and Namdo Pansori	* Actor: Kim Chang-hwan (1855-1937), Im Bang-ul (1904-1961) * Event: Im Bang-ul Gugak Festival * Place: Im Bang-ul Exhibition Hall, 국창_임방울_판소리_전수관, Birthplace of Im Bang-ul, Imbangul-daero Road * Work: “Ssukdaemeori” * Architecture: Im Bang-ul Master Singer Award * Concept: Southern school of pansori (epic chant)