# List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in South Korea

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage elements are the non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. The "intangible cultural heritage" is defined by the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, drafted in 2003 and took effect in 2006. Inscription of new heritage elements on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists is determined by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, an organisation established by the convention.
South Korea ratified the convention on 9 February 2005. The government of South Korea also keeps an inventory with the elements declared "Important Intangible Cultural Property" (중요무형문화재) for protection and safeguard by the Korea Heritage Service (국가유산청) at the national level within its heritage preservation system.

## Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
### Representative List

| Name | Year | No. | Description |
| Gangneung Danoje festival | 2008 | 00114 | Gangneung Danoje (강릉단오제), called by locals Danogut (단오굿), is a yearly celebration of the Korean holiday Dano (단오), in Gangneung (Gangwon province). |
| Pansori epic chant | 2008 | 00070 | Pansori (판소리) is a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer. |
| Royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its music | 2008 | 00016 | Jongmyo jerye (종묘제례) or jongmyo daeje (종묘대제) is a traditional rite held for worshipping the deceased Joseon monarchs in Jongmyo shrine in Seoul. It is held every year on the first Sunday of May. |
| Cheoyongmu | 2009 | 00189 | Cheoyongmu (처용무) is a Korean mask dance based on the legend of Cheoyong (처용), a son of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea. |
| Ganggangsullae | 2009 | 00188 | Ganggangsullae (강강술래) is an ancient Korean dance that was first used to bring about a bountiful harvest. It incorporates singing, dancing, and playing and is exclusively performed by women. |
| Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut | 2009 | 00187 | Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut (제주 칠머리당영등굿) is a shaman ritual that is held on Jeju Island at the start of the Korean New Year. |
| Yeongsanjae | 2009 | 00186 | Yeongsanjae (영산재) is a Buddhist ceremony which re-enacts Siddhartha Gautama delivering the sermon now known as the Lotus Sutra. |
| Namsadang Nori | 2009 | 00184 | Namsadang (남사당) is an itinerant troupe which consists of male performers who present various performing arts such as acrobatics, singing, dancing, and playing like a circus. |
| Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture | 2010 | 00461 | Daemokjang (대목장) is a style of traditional Korean wooden architecture and a term for the woodworking artisans who create it. |
| Gagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestra | 2010 | 00444 | Gagok (가곡) is a genre of Korean vocal music for mixed female and male voices. |
| Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region | 2011 | 00453 | Hansan Mosi (한산모시), a fine ramie weaved fabric made in Hansan area of Seocheon County in the province of South Chungcheong, is a traditional textile. |
| Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial art | 2011 | 00452 | Taekkyon (태껸; 택견), is a traditional Korean martial art. |
| Jultagi, tightrope walking | 2011 | 00448 | Jultagi (줄타기) or eoreum (어름) is traditional performance of tightrope walking. |
| Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea | 2012 | 00445 | Arirang (아리랑) is a Korean folk song. |
| Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the Republic of Korea | 2013 | 00881 | Gimjang (김장), also spelled kimjang, is the traditional process of preparation and preservation of kimchi, the spicy Korean fermented vegetable dish, in the wintertime. |
| Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals in the Republic of Korea | 2014 | 00717 | Pungmul (풍물) or nongak is a Korean folk music tradition that includes drumming, dancing, and singing. |
| Tugging rituals and games + | 2015 | 01080 | Tugging rituals and games in the rice-farming cultures are enacted to ensure abundant harvests and prosperity. |
| Culture of Jeju Haenyeo (women divers) | 2016 | 01068 | Haenyeo (해녀) are female divers in the province of Jeju, whose livelihood consists of harvesting a variety of mollusks, seaweed, and other sea life from the ocean. |
| Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum) + | 2018 | 01533 | Ssireum (씨름) or Korean wrestling is a folk wrestling style and traditional national sport that began in the fourth century. |
| Yeondeunghoe, lantern lighting festival in the Republic of Korea | 2020 | 00882 | Yeondeunghoe (연등회) is a lantern-lighting festival celebrating the Buddha's Birthday. |
| Falconry, a living human heritage + | 2021 | 01708 | |
| Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of Korea | 2022 | 01742 | Talchum (탈춤) is a Korean dance performed while wearing a mask, and often involves singing and dancing. |
| Knowledge, beliefs and practices related to jang making in the Republic of Korea | 2024 | 01975 | Jang is a variety of Korean condiments, such as ganjang, doenjang, and gochujang. |