Andong’s Hahoe Village in North Gyeongsang ... popular and representative folk villages, is facing a dilemma ahead of a possible designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Hahoe folk village, a Unesco World Heritage site in Andong, North Gyeongsang, is known for recreating two particular traditional events. One is the “Hahoe Byeolsingut Tallori,” a Korean mask ...

source: UNESCO/CPE Description ... of the Cultural Heritage Policy: Cultural Heritage 2011 (2007); Detailed Implementation Plan for the Conservation, Utilization and Comprehensive Maintenance of Folk ...

At another Unesco World Heritage-designated site, Hahoe Folk Village, about 4 kilometers away ... was saved and relocated to the Andong Youth Cultural Center. Gounsa, a major Buddhist temple ...

The wildfire that started in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, approached within 5.4 kilometers of Andong Hahoe Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on the morning of the 26th. According to ...

Two historic villages in Korea were designated as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage ... houses. A Hahoe scholar with the Andong City Hall, Sohn Jae-wan, said people in the village are extremely ...

On Tuesday, March 25, evacuation orders were issued for residents in Andong city ... The fire is threatening Hahoe Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its historic settlements.

The Unesco-listed Hahoe Folk ... village attracts more than a million visitors a year. Also under threat is the nearby Byeongsan Seowon, a Joseon-era Confucian academy which is also a World ...

Following a year of visiting Korea’s 12 designated UNESCO World Heritage sites, we are concluding our Heritage ... also produced civil and military officials for the government. Hahoe village is a ...

Two UNESCO World Heritage sites — Andong Hahoe Folk Village and Byeongsanseowon Confucian Academy — are located in Pungcheon-myeon. Gounsa Temple in Uiseong, a historic site over 1,000 years ...