World Heritage Festival Andong 2026

Changshinandong, Sustainable World Heritage Value. Enter the old, take out the new (), open the new, and create the future (). Andong, which has actively embraced the flow of Asian cultural history and has led the history of Korean culture — We will make Andong a new and future World Heritage Site on the occasion of the World Heritage Exhibition. On an autumn night, fire glows over the waters of the Nakdong River and the winds of the sunbeams reverberate four hundred years ago, and Andong in October becomes a stage in itself. Four UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Sites — Hahoe Village, Bongjeongsa Temple, Dosanseowon, and Byeongsanseowon - will be transformed into a story space that lives and breathes during the 17 days of the celebration. The Opening Ceremony celebrates the “Mecca of Asian Cultural Values, Andong,” and the Closing Ceremony adopts a vision for creating Asian values. Historical and cultural festivals between East and Central Asia — Andong and Samarkand meet.