What kind of national heritage are listed as State-designated cultural heritage?
National heritage refer to artificially created or naturally formed national and world cultural heritage of outstanding historic, artistic, academic, or scenic value. Among them, those meeting the following specified criteria are listed as State-designated cultural heritage by the Administrator of the Korea Heritage Service after a careful review by the Cultural Heritage Committee.
Designator/ Type | Tangible Cultural Heritage | Folklore Material | Monument | Intangible Cultural Heritage | |||
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State-designated Cultural Heritage | National Treasure | Treasure | Important Folklore Material | Historic Site | Scenic Site | Natural Monument | Important Intangible Cultural Heritage |
City/Do-designated Cultural Heritage | Local Tangible Cultural Heritage | Local Folklore Material | Local Monument | Local Intangible Cultural Heritage | |||
Cultural Properties Materials | Cultural Properties Materials |