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Korea’s traditional martial art “taekkyeon,”, clockwise from top left, tightrope walking, and ramie weaving have been inscribed on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee. The decision was made at a UNESCO session held on Bali, Indonesia, Monday. / Yonhap |
By Kim Rahn
Korea’s traditional martial arts, tightrope walking and ramie weaving have been listed as intangible heritages.
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee inscribed the three Korean traditions in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at a session held in Bali, Indonesia, Monday.
With the new listing, South Korea has accumulated 14 intangible cultural heritages since 2001.
The three items were among six cultural traditions promoted by the Korean government for registration. The martial art, or “taekkyeon” in Korean, and the tightrope walking, or “jultagi,” were expected to be listed as they were recommended for registration at the stage of primary screening. The weaving of fine ramie from Hansan region, or “Hansan mosi,” was reserved at the beginning but included in the last minute.
The excluded three traditions were royal cuisine of the Joseon Kingdom, “seokjeondaeje,” or a Confucian ritual ceremony, and nacre craft.
Taekkyeon
Taekkyeon, the world’s first martial art to become the UNESCO-authorized intangible heritage, utilizes techniques with fluid, rhythmic dance-like movements to strike or trip up an opponent.
There are about 50 certified practitioners currently, and the Korean Taekkyeon Association plays a role in transmission of the martial art.
The committee decided that taekkyeon was qualified for registration because it is “a traditional martial art that has been passed from generation to generation and promotes cooperation and solidarity among its practitioners.” At the same time, the “inscription of taekkyeon on the Representative List could improve the visibility of similar martial arts around the world as an intangible cultural heritage,” it said.
Jultagi
Korea’s jultagi is different from tightrope walking performances in other countries in that it is accompanied by music and witty dialogue between the walker and another clown on the ground.
The tightrope walker presents acrobatic feats along with jokes, songs and dance, while the earthbound clown adds to the amusement by making witty remakrs.
The committee saw jultagi valuable as it is “a traditional performing art of great complexity that integrates musical, choreographic and symbolic expressions of Korean culture to delight and entertain audiences” and it is “a testimony of human creativity and its inscription on the Representative List could contribute to promoting intercultural exchange by drawing attention to the different types of tightrope walking worldwide.”
Hansan mosi
Hansan mosi is high-quality woven ramie clothing produced in Hansan in South Chungcheong Province, a favorite item in summer.
Weaving mosi, by female family members, requires a complicated process, including harvesting, boiling and bleaching ramie plants, spinning yarn out of ramie fiber, and waving it on a loom. The production, often done together with neighbors, also binds the community together, UNESCO said.
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'줄타기, 택견, 한산모시짜기' 인류무형유산 등재
줄타기와 택견, 한산모시짜기가 유네스코 인류무형유산에 이름을 올렸다.
문화재청(청장 김찬)은 인도네시아 발리에서 열린 '제6차 유네스코(UNESCO) 무형유산위원회' 결과 줄타기와 택견, 한산모시짜기가 유네스코 인류무형유산에 등재됐다고 28일 밝혔다. 이로써 한국은 모두 14건에 달하는 유네스코 인류무형유산을 보유하게 됐다.
줄타기, 택견 등과 함께 등재 신청을 했던 조선왕조궁중음식과 석전대제, 나전장 등은 정보보완 권고에 따라 유네스코 인류무형유산 등재 결정을 받지 못했다.
'2011 인류무형유산 대표목록 심사보조기구'는 최근 조선왕조궁중음식에 대해선 기능보유자들이 이를 어떻게 재창조하는지에 대한 정보 등이 더 필요하다는 이유로 정보보완 권고를 내렸다.
나전장, 석전대제 등은 해당 유산이 등재되는 게 인식 제고에 어떤 방식으로 기여할 수 있는지 등에 대한 추가 설명이 필요하다는 점에서 같은 권고가 내려졌다.
이번 무형유산위원회엔 한국, 중국, 일본, 이탈리아, 요르단 등 24개 위원국을 포함한 137개 당사국 대표단이 참여했으며, 올해 세계 각국에서 등재 신청이 된 종목은 총 49개다.
일본은 오가지역의 나마하게 축제 등 6건을 등재 신청해 미부지역의 모내기 축제와 사다신노 공연 등 2건에 대해서만 등재 결정을 받았고, 중국은 소림사 쿵후 등 등재 신청 6건 가운데 중국 그림자극 1건만 등재 결정을 받았다.
그동안 유네스코 인류무형유산에 등재된 한국 인류무형유산으로는 종묘제례와 종묘제례악, 판소리, 강릉단오제, 강강술래, 남사당 놀이, 영산재, 제주 칠머리당영등굿, 처용무, 가곡, 대목장, 매사냥 등이 있다.
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