Living National Treasure | |
Hangul | 인간문화재 (중요무형문화재보유자) |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Inganmunhwajae (Jungyomuhyeongmunhwajaeboyuja) |
McCune–Reischauer | Inkanmunhwachae (Chungyomuhyŏngmunhwachaepoyucha) |
A Living National Treasure (Korean: 인간 문화재; RR: ingan munhwajae; lit. human cultural asset) is a South Korean popular term for those individuals certified as Holders of Important Intangible Cultural Properties (중요 무형 문화재 보유자), also known as keepers, by the Ministry of Education as based on South Korea's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (문화재 보호법).[1][2] The term "Living National Treasure" is not formally mentioned in the law, but is an informal term referencing the cultural properties designated as the National Treasures.