World Heritage Festival Andong 2026
Theme
World Heritage of Thought, Future Values of Consilience
Changshin Andong — Learning from the Past, Creating the Future
"Changshinandong, Sustainable World Heritage Value"
Enter the old and take out the new,
Opening a new one to create a future.
Andong has embraced the currents of Asian cultural history and led the story of Korean culture.
On the occasion of the World Heritage Festival, we will make Andong a new and future World Heritage Site.
On an autumn night, fire drifts over the Nakdong River, and the refined pastimes (pungnyu) of villages four centuries ago come alive again.
In October, Andong itself becomes a stage.
Four UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Hahoe Village, Bongjeongsa Temple, Dosan Seowon and Byeongsan Seowon — become a living, breathing space of stories for 17 days.
The opening ceremony proclaims Andong a 'Hub of Asian Cultural Values.'
The closing ceremony will declare a vision for building shared Asian values.
A festival of history and culture linking East Asia and Central Asia: Andong meets Samarkand.
