Director-general of the APSARA National Authority (ANA) Hang Peou asked a South Korean government agency to consider providing assistance that would ensure the stable, sustainable storage of the Kingdom’s cultural treasures.
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“Talchum” or traditional Korean mask dance, was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) list, Wednesday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced that Korea s bid to inscribe talchum on the list was accepted during the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in Rabat, Morocco.
The “Calendrical Book of the Gyeongja Year (1600) with Memoranda by Ryu Seong-ryong,” a metal-type printed book published in 1599, has been unveiled to the public after being acquired from Japan, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Thursday. As a high-ranking official and Confucian scholar, Ryu was the equivalent of the prime minister during the reign of King Seonjo (1567-1608) during the Joseon Kingdom, and he was a longtime friend of Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598).