Naebanggasa and Samguk Yusa Registered as a UNESCO Memory of the World 상세내용
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Naebanggasa and Samguk Yusa Registered as a UNESCO Memory of the World
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Naebanggasa and Samguk Yusa Registered as a UNESCO Memory of the World
- Final decision made at the general meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for the Asia-Pacific (MOWCAP) on November 26 -
- New registration grows Gyeongsangbuk-dos list of UNESCO Memory of the World items to four, including Name Boards and Verse Plaques on Royal Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty and Maninso: Ten Thousand People’s Petitions -
Gyeongsangbuk-do announced that Naebanggasa, which is evidence of the independent literary activities of Korean women, and Samguk Yusa, which is the pre-eminent publication on Korean ethnography, have been registered on the list of UNESCO Memory of the World in the Asia-Pacific region.
On the afternoon of November 26, the last day of its 9th regular general meeting, which got under way from November 24 at the International Convention Center in Andong, the Memory of the World Committee for the Asia-Pacific (MOWCAP) decided to register Naebanggasa and Samguk Yusa as UNESCO Memory of the World assets.
A total of 13 cases were submitted for review on this day, of which nine of them were passed. All three applications from Korea passed MOWCAP’s deliberation.
With this latest inion of heritage items, Gyeongsangbuk-do now owns a total of four Memory of the World assets in the Asia-Pacific region, following the Name Boards and Verse Plaques on Royal Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty (2016) and Maninso: Ten Thousand People’s Petitions (2018).
* Asia-Pacific Memory of the World in Korea: Total 6 items (4 in Gyeongsangbuk-do, accounting for 67%)
2016: 1 item (Name Boards and Verse Plaques on Royal Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty)
2018: 2 items (Maninso: Ten Thousand People’s Petitions, Hyeonpan: Hanging Boards Inscribing the Ideals of Joseon)
2022: 3 items (Naebanggasa, Samguk Yusa, the Archive of the Taean Oil Spill Experience: The Narrative of the Incident and Recovery)
Naebanggasa listed this year is a piece of Gasa literature in which women expressed their thoughts and lives in their own unique voice using Hangeul in a male-centered society, which was typical of East Asia, from the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century.
Naebanggasa was part of an effort to build an identity for East Asian women, which was different from that of activities led by women in the West.
It was also recognized for its importance in that it was a work that portrayed the thoughts and lives of women during the chaotic historical transition in the 20th century, scarred by a break from tradition due to the spreading influence of imperial powers, loss of independence, and the Korean War.
Moreover, the fact that Naebanggasa shows the process of how Hangeul, the only writing system in the world whose origin and principles behind its creation are known, was used until it gradually became the official writing system of the Joseon Dynasty was acknowledged by UNESCO.
Samguk Yusa, which is registered with Naebanggasa, is a series of books written by Ilyeon Seonsa between 1281 and 1285, and is a comprehensive collection that includes ancient myths, history, religion, life, and literature of the Korean Peninsula.
In particular, Samguk Yusa was written while the Mongolian Empire reigned supreme in Asia throughout the 13th century. It also serves as a record of how East Asian nations formed their national consciousness centered on ones own country and subjective view of history during this period.
Due to Mongolia, which dominated the world at the time, East Asia began to break away from the Chinese-centered worldview. Accordingly, various efforts were made by each country to consolidate its people as one nation. To that end, Samguk Yusa was deemed an important record that established the history of the Korean Peninsula from Dangun who is widely considered the progenitor of the Korean people.
With this latest listing, Gyeongsangbuk-do has firmly established itself as a cultural hub with five items listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World and Memory of the World Regional registers: Confucian Printing Woodblocks in Korea (Memory of the World), Name Boards and Verse Plaques on Royal Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty, Maninso: Ten Thousand People’s Petitions (both Memory of the World Regional Registers), Naebanggasa, and Samguk Yusa.
Lee Cheol-Woo, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do, said, With this latest decision by UNESCO, Gyeongsangbuk-do has been recognized as a cultural hub in the field of Memory of the World heritage as well as World Heritage in Korea. He added, Going forward, we will take on a leadership role in K-culture by increasing the cultural brand value of Gyeongsangbuk-do by preserving, managing, and utilizing not only our Memory of the World heritage in the Province, but also our World Heritage.
