The Joseon Tongsinsa Ship to Tour Four Southern Coastal Cities for a Month

Onboard Museum and Sailing Experience
in Goheung, Yeosu, Tongyeong, and Busan

The Joseon Tongsinsa Ship will sail off the coasts of Goheung, Yeosu, Tongyeong, and Busan.

The Joseon Tongsinsa Ship that participated in the Hwaseong Boating Festival last May.

The National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage under the Cultural Heritage Administration announced on July 7 that, in celebration of the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, it will operate the Joseon Tongsinsa Ship onboard museum and navigation experience until July 31. The Joseon Tongsinsa Ship is a life-sized replica built in 2018. From 2023, it has retraced the routes of the historical peace envoy missions, visiting Tsushima in 2023, Shimonoseki in 2024, and Osaka last year.

At the onboard museum, visitors can enjoy performances of Korean traditional music, such as pansori and samulnori. With the guidance of curators and through videos, paintings, photographs, and maps, visitors can also learn about the successful recreation of the ship’s route and traditional Korean shipbuilding techniques.

The Joseon Tongsinsa Ship will depart from Mokpo on July 8 and reach its first destination, Goheung, from July 11 to 13. Sailing past the Goheung tidal flats and the Sado naval battle site—both included in the World Heritage Tentative List as part of “Korean Tidal Flats Phase 2”—the voyage will introduce Korea’s maritime heritage. On July 11 at 9 p.m., a drone show with 900 drones and a fireworks display at Nokdong Port in Goheung will be held to commemorate the World Heritage Committee meeting.

Traditional performance of the Joseon Tongsinsa ship operated at the Hwaseong Boat Festival.

In Yeosu (July 17–18), the ship will visit sites related to Admiral Yi Sun-sin, including the Yeosu tidal flats and Jeolla Left Naval Command. In Tongyeong (July 21–22), the ship will sail the waters where the Battle of Hansan Island took place, offering visitors a lesson in naval history.

In Busan (July 25–26), both the delegation attending the World Heritage Committee and local citizens will participate. There will be performances of Korean traditional music, demonstrations of traditional dancheong painting, and navigation experiences to Dongbaek Island and Oryukdo.

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