Jongmyo Jeryeak (royal ancestral shrine ritual music)

Other names: Royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its music · 宗廟祭禮樂

Korean name: National Gugak Center — Gugak Encyclopedia (국악사전)

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Intangible cultural heritage: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: 00016 (2008)UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Definition source: Evidence: Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (한국민족문화대백과사전) · checked 2026-11-14 ↗Evidence: National Gugak Center — Gugak Encyclopedia (국악사전) · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Copyright status: Public domain (PD)

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Korea 2022 curriculum

National Gugak Center: 135Encyclopedia of Korean Culture: E0052934UNESCO ICH: 00016

Designated / inscribed: 2008 · KOR (UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists)
Other items recorded in the same year (2008): Gong、Pansori (epic musical storytelling)、Gangneung Danoje (Gangneung Dano festival and ritual)、Samba de Roda of the Recôncavo of Bahia

checked: 2026-11-14

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