대가야 문화재를 활용한 지역관광 활성화 방안

Abstract

Goryeong, the capital of Daegaya, has a lot of archaeological relics dated to the Daegaya period. The tomb clusters include not only the royal tombs of the Daegaya Kingdom but also its ruling class tombs, which have been revealed by way of series of archaeological expeditions. The good examples of the archaeological expeditions would be the excavations of the Jisan-dong tombs( No.44, No.45, No, 30 No.32, No.33, No.34, No.35, No,73, No,74, No.75) including the mural painting tomb at Goa-dong. The enormous size of tombs and their votive objects in quality as well as in quantity along with their constructing techniques strongly suggest that the cultural developments of Daegaya reached high level as much as those of Silla Kingdom. The human sacrifices as a generally recognized mortuary practices in many ancient societies, had been also identified in the Jisan-dong tombs. Sacrifice types are diverse. Some tombs(No.32, No.34) had only one human sacrifice in each. A tomb(No.44) had 32 human sacrifices in one tomb. A tomb(No.75) had animal sacrifices such as horse and cow. These tombs had yielded many kinds of objects including guilt-bronze crown, gold ornaments, armours and helmets, weaponry, and diverse pottery, which vividly show essences of the Daegaya material culture. Recently many local governments hope to attract more tourists by using regional cultural assets. That is expected to be good for the regional economy and it is considered to give residents many opportunities to have more accesses to local cultures. Goryeong County has launched many programs for this direction. The Goryeong County is operating the Daegaya Royal Tomb Hall as well as Daegaya Museum. It also has advertised Daegaya culture extensively by utilizing the related cultural assets. A good example of the policy for systematic use of cultural assets to boost tourism as well as regional economy while preserving the archaeological sites successfully can be found at the Yosinogari Park of Yayoi Culture in Japan. The Yosinogari Park including not only the enormous settlements surrounded by defensive moats but also cemeteries with jar coffins and mound tombs dated Yayoi Period had been excavated for four years and seven months since 1986 under the process to develop an industrial complex. But the development plan had been cancelled and instead the area had changed into the Yosinogari Park of Yayoi Culture. If Goryeong County develops fascinating contents on the Royal Exhibit Hall, History Museum, and Daegaya Experience Festival along with more systematic advertizement to the public both domestic and abroad, more tourists will be attracted to visit Goryeong County. If so, the Daegaya cultural assets will be a good resource to be utilized for not only attracting more tourists but also stimulating its regional economy. In addition the critical evaluations of cultural programs and events are required and their results are asked to be reflected in its future programs as a feedback in order to upgrade their quality and to heighten visitors' satisfaction more.