GH Rolls Up Sleeves to Support Vulnerable National Intangible Cultural Heritage Holders... 6th Year Since 2018

Seodo Sori Lee Chun-mok Holder

Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation (GH) has donated sponsorship funds to support nationally intangible cultural heritage at risk of transmission loss.

On the 22nd, GH announced that on the 16th it delivered sponsorship funds to the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation to support the preservation and transmission activities of nationally intangible cultural heritage facing the threat of disappearance.

This year, GH plans to sponsor approximately 30 million KRW over two years through the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation for ▲Pyeongtaek Nongak (National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 11-2, Pyeongtaek) ▲Seodo Sori (National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 29, Gwangmyeong) ▲Gungjang (National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 47, Paju), among others.

Previously, from 2018 to 2020, GH sponsored approximately 30 million KRW over three years to the holder of 'Battal' (National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 79). Additionally, starting in 2021, GH expanded its sponsorship recipients and supported 'Maedeupjang' (National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 22) and 'Duseokjang' (National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 64) with approximately 30 million KRW over two years until last year.

Kim Se-yong, President of GH, stated, "As various development projects, including the 3rd phase new towns, are actively underway in the province, we plan to carry out diverse cultural heritage preservation and utilization projects that can be shared with local residents."

Since 2010, GH has signed a 'Cultural Heritage Keeper' agreement with the Cultural Heritage Administration and has been conducting various cultural heritage preservation and utilization projects. In recognition of these efforts, GH received the Cultural Heritage Administration Commissioner’s Commendation in 2016, becoming the first local public enterprise to do so.