Jinju Chokseokru National Heritage Promotion Re-promotion

[Anchor]
Jinju's attraction, Chokseokru, has been repeatedly canceled despite efforts to promote it as a national heritage.

Recently, the movement has become active again.

Seo-kyung Broadcasting and Kim Yeon-jun report on what it is about.

[Reporter]
Along with Bukbyeokru Pavilion in Pyongyang and Yeungnamru Pavilion in Miryang, Chokseokru Pavilion in Jinju is considered one of the three major pavilion buildings of the Joseon Dynasty.

Efforts have been made to promote it as a state-designated cultural heritage, but it has been repeatedly canceled.

The main reason why the National Heritage Administration has rejected several applications for promotion is some damage to the original form.

It is said that the Chokseokru Pavilion, which was lost during the Korean War, was restored and the flat underlying pillars were replaced with granite.

It was originally wood, but it is replaced with granite to damage the original shape.

However, data have recently been discovered that the restoration of Chokseokru was carried out under the supervision of state agencies and experts.

[Lee Jae-myung / Research Researcher at Gyeongnam Institute's History and Culture Center: The reason why it cannot be re-designated as a state-designated heritage is that it has not been restored to its original state, and the National Archives of Busan have confirmed the drawings that provide solid grounds for the restoration of Chokseokru..]

Based on this, Jinju City plans to reapply Chokseokru as a national cultural heritage within this year.

We plan to hold an expert academic discussion in October to prepare evidence and form a consensus on promoting heritage.

[Cha Seok-ho / Jinju City Deputy Mayor: Our city has been applying for Chokseokru's state-designated cultural heritage since March this year, and recently obtained specifications, drawings, and photographs owned by Lee Ja-yoon, the site director during the reconstruction work in 1960.]

In addition to the promotion of Jinju Fortress' cultural heritage, we will also promote the construction of a large temple site outside Jinju Castle.

Daesaji Temple Site was built to prevent enemy invasion with a waterway surrounding the outer part of Jinju Castle, which was filled with wall stones and disappeared by the Japanese.

Jinju City plans to push for some restoration from next year on the parking lot of the old cultural center, which is believed to be the western boundary of Daesaji.

I'm Kim Yeonjun of SCS.