List of World Heritage Sites in South Korea

South Korea accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 14 September 1988. 30 ^[1] As of April 2012, ten properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List: nine cultural sites and one natural site.^[1] A further fourteen sites have been proposed for inscription and are on the tentative list.^[1]

World Heritage Sites

Site	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year	Refs
Changdeokgung Palace Complex	Seoul	ii, iii, iv	—	1997	816
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites	North Jeolla Province, South Jeolla Province and Incheon	iii	52ha	2000	977
Gyeongju Historic Areas	North Gyeongsang Province	ii, iii	2880ha	2000	976
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks	South Gyeongsang Province	iv, vi	—	1995	737
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong	North Gyeongsang Province	iii, iv	600ha	2010	1324
Hwaseong Fortress	Gyeonggi Province	ii, iii	—	1997	817
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes	Jeju Province	vii, viii	9475 ha	2007	1264
Jongmyo Shrine	Seoul	iv	19ha	1995	738
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty	Gyeonggi Province and Seoul	iii, iv, vi	1891ha	2009	1319
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple	North Gyeongsang Province	i, iv	—	1995	736

General	Timeline Monarchs Military

Chronology	Gojoseon Gija Joseon Wiman Joseon Jin Proto-Three Kingdoms Four Commanderies of Han Buyeo Okjeo Dongye Samhan Three Kingdoms Goguryeo Baekje Silla Gaya North South States Period Unified Silla Balhae Later Three Kingdoms Goryeo Joseon Korean Empire Japanese rule Independence movements Provisional Government Division of Korea USAMGIK Korean War North Korea / South Korea

Governance

North Korea	Constitution Foreign relations Government President Premier Human rights LGBT Juche Military Songun National Defence Commission Nuclear program Politics Elections Political parties Workers' Party of Korea Supreme People's Assembly

South Korea	Constitution Foreign relations Sunshine policy Government President Prime Minister Human rights LGBT Military National Assembly Politics Elections Political parties

Economy

North Korea	Automotive industry Companies Famine Nuclear power Rason Special Economic Zone Telecommunications Tourism Transportation Won (currency)

South Korea	Companies Chaebol Samsung Hyundai LG SK Financial services International rankings "Miracle on the Han River" Real estate Telecommunications Tourism Transportation Won (currency) 1997 financial crisis

Demographics

Koreans list Koreatown Language Hangul Hanja Names North Korea South Korea adoptees

General	Cinema animation films Cuisine Kimchi Galbi Bulgogi Martial arts Taekwondo Hapkido Mythology Philosophy Confucianism Religion Buddhism Christianity Shamanism Ssireum (wrestling) Swords Tea ceremony

Arts	Architecture Calligraphy Drama Literature poetry Gasa Sijo Music Pansori Arirang Painting Pottery

North Korea	Arirang Festival Education Juche Propaganda Religion Sports

South Korea	Education K-pop Korean wave Marriage Religion Sexuality Smoking Sports

v t e World Heritage Sites in South Korea

World Heritage Sites	Changdeokgung Palace Complex Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites Gyeongju Historic Areas Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong Hwaseong Fortress Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes Jongmyo Shrine Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

Tentative Lists	Ancient Mountain Fortresses in Central Korea Daegokcheon Stream Petroglyphs Gangjingun Kiln Sites Gongju and Buyeo Historic Sites Iksan Historic Areas Mt. Soraksan Nature Reserve Naganeupseong, Town Fortress and Village Namhansanseong - Ancient Fortified Military and Cultural Landscape of Mt. Namhansan Oeam Village Salterns Seoul City Wall Seowon, Confucian Academies of Korea Sites of fossilized dinosaurs across the southern South Korean coast Southwestern Coast Tidal Flats Upo wetland

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