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	Visions of a horseback people: Complex of Koguryo Tombs: UNESCO Culture Sector
		The person depicted on the west wall is the master of the tomb.
		Koguryo people believed in the soul’s immortality and wished their same life to continue after death.
		The Koguryo were able to create a unique culture of their own.
	portal.unesco.org /culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=29687&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (325 words)

	Asmolov Konstantin.The system of Military Activity of Koguryo
		Koguryo was raised and strenghtened in the struggle against China and was the leader of that struggle.
		Koguryo people felt that they were the descendants of Old Choson-the first Korean kingdom, as they too bravely resisted the Chinese at the time of the Han dynasty, and in their SMAs there are numerous similarities.
		Koguryo had developed its system of spying, and one of the most famous spies, Paeksok, mentioned in the Samguk yusa, was able to infiltrate the hwarang Corps, staying in position for quite some time and finally being caught only through divine intervention.
	www.kimsoft.com /2004/KoguryoMilitary.htm (6364 words)

	Cultural heritage of Koguryo, Korea
		Examples of these assets include tomb murals that are widely known for their sense of using bright colors and a variety of painted images, the 1,500-year-old fortresses and walls that still stand high in grandeur, as well as oversized, monolithic monuments.
		The superiority of Koguryo's architectural techniques was widely known to neighboring countries and influenced their culture as well.
		Tomb guards used to take care of the mausoleums of kings and aristocrats and ceremonial services have taken place on a regular basis.
	www.mykoguryo.com /culture04.htm (568 words)

	tombs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The tomb complex is laden with artifacts ranging from studiously arranged human remains to extremely rare decorative knives that are Peru's national symbol.
		The village of Qurna, build on top of pharaonic tombs in Luxor, Egypt, is being demolished and the families moved to "an alternative settlement" by the Egyptian government.
		Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
	www.unlimiteddirectory.info /tombs.htm (738 words)

	Complex of Koguryo Tombs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The site includes several groups and individual tombs - totalling about 30 individual graves - from the later period of the Koguryo Kingdom, one of the strongest kingdoms in northeast China and half of the Korean peninsula between the 3rd century BC and 7th century AD.
		The tombs, many with beautiful wall paintings, are almost the only remains of this culture.
		Almost half of these tombs are located on this site and they are thought to have been made for the burial of kings, members of the royal family and the aristocracy.
	global.mongabay.com /unesco/1091.html (197 words)

	Japan Focus
		Koguryo (Korean)/Gaogouli (Chinese), an ancient kingdom in the period between 37 BC and AD 668, encompassed a vast area from central Manchuria to south of Seoul.
		Koguryo is eulogised as an embodiment of the true national spirit and depicted as a champion of Koreanness against treacherous pro-foreign Silla in the North Korean official version of history (Petrov 2004).
		Koguryo’s archaeological findings from the border regions are correlated with the master narratives of national history, showing the historical and cultural integrity of the borderlands, thereby reinforcing national myths of unity.
	www.japanfocus.org /products/details/1837 (6683 words)

	Complex of Goguryeo Tombs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs lies in North Korea.
		The tombs are almost all that remains from this culture.
		The Goguryeo tombs are an important example of this burial typology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Complex_of_Goguryeo_Tombs (442 words)

	Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Complex of Koguryo Tombs
		Almost half of these tombs are located on this site and they are thought to have been made for the burial of kings, members of the royal family and the aristocracy.
		The first of the three main Korean kingdoms to come in contact with the spreading Chinese influence was Koguryo, which emerged in the 1st century BC in the north.
		Koguryo was initially the most powerful kingdom, controlling most of the peninsula and Manchuria by the 5th century.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-KoreaDPR-Koguryo.htm (559 words)

	¡Ù¡Ù¡Ù Goguryeo--the Origin of Korea--Goguryeo(Koguryo)¡æGoryeo(Koryo/Coryo)¡æKorea(Corea) ¡Ù¡Ù¡Ù
		Koguryo is the ancient empire of Korea lasted for 705 years from 37 B.C.¡A.D. 668 whose territory extended from upper part of the Korean peninsula, all part of Manchuria(Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang provinces), most part of Hebei(ùÁÝÁ) near Beijing, East Mongolia, and the Maritime Provinces of Siberia, expelling nomadic countries and Chinese "Han" countries.
		All belong to the Koguryo culture, named after the dynasty that ruled over parts of northern China and the northern half of the Korean Peninsula from 37 BC to 668 AD.
		Some of the tombs have elaborate ceilings, designed to roof wide spaces without columns and carry the heavy load of a stone or earth tumulus (mound) which was placed above them.
	www.goguryeo.org /english/doc/o-eng-unesco-list.htm (638 words)

	YONHAPNEWS WORLD SERVICE::ENGLISH NEWS
		While many believe historical evidence supports the argument that Koguryo was a kingdom of ancient Korea, artifacts from the period have been held and preserved by China because of their geographical distribution within its borders.
		Tomb of King Dongmyeong, Yaksuri Tomb and Anak Tomb, thought to have been constructed between the fifth and sixth centuries.
		The Koguryo relics were recommended by the International Council for Monuments and Sites, an advisory group to the U.N., to be given world heritage recognition.
	english.yna.co.kr /Engnews/20040701/320000000020040701155353E1.html (378 words)

	UNESCO Updates World Heritage List
		Set around the lush Tamgaly Gorge, amidst the vast, arid Chu-Ili Mountains, is a remarkable concentration of some 5,000 petroglyphs dating from the second half of the second millennium BC to the beginning of the 20th century.
		Distributed among 48 complexes with associated settlements and burial grounds, they are testimonies to the husbandry, social organization and rituals of pastoral peoples.
		Situated in the valley of the River Neris, the site is a complex ensemble of archaeological properties, encompassing the town of Kernavé, forts, some unfortified settlements, burial sites and other archaeological monuments from the late Paleolithic period to the Middle Ages.
	www.unc.edu /awmc/unescowhs.html (1091 words)

	KoreaTimes : Historical Sites of Koguryo Given Status of `World Heritage' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Named as ``The Complex of the Koguryo Tombs,’’ 63 tombs from five areas in North Korea, supposedly constructed between the 5th and 6th centuries, became the first ``World Heritage’’ that the North preserves.
		As Koguryo extended as far as what is now Jilin province in northeastern China, to Pyongyang, North Korea, the historical sites in the two nations have long been a point of conflict over its ancestry.
		Although Koreans insist Koguryo should be regarded as a kingdom of ancient Korea based on historical evidence, Chinese historians have claimed Koguryo should be considered part of their history since the artifacts from the period have been held and preserved by China for their geographical distribution within its borders.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/200407/kt2004070118211153460.htm (304 words)

	Koguryo sites put on heritage list
		The Liaoning Tombs were inscribed as an extension to the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
		A June 15 photo of part of the Army General's Tomb, one of the tombs and capital cities of the ancient Koguryo Kingdom of China.
		Tombs of the ancient Koguryo Kingdom of China.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-07/02/content_344757.htm (418 words)

	Complex of Koguryo Tombs - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		The Complex of Koguryo Tombs represent the Koguryo Kingdom, one of the strongest kingdoms in the north east of China and the Korean Peninsula between the 5th and 7th centuries AD.
		The Koguryo Kingdom was one of 3 kingdoms which vied with each other in the Korean peninsular from 4th to 9th centuries The others were Silla and Paekche, both of whose heartlands are in what is now South Korea (Kjongju, the Silla capital, is a S Korean WHS).
		Koguryo’s boundaries stretched way into what are now China’s NE provinces as well as south towards Seoul (No wonder China would insist that its Koguryo sites were separately inscribed!).
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/koguryotombs.html (792 words)

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		The mural tomb was one of 43 tombs excavated in 2000 and 2001 at the Shijia cemetery to the northeast of Fushun.
		It was, nevertheless, recommended and thus decided to differ the examination of the nomination dossier of the Koguryo Tombs of the DPRK to 2004 in order to have a harmonized examination of the properties along with the Koguryo heritage from China to be examined by the WH Committee in 2004.
		Tomb is at a different level than the reconstruction of the Tanggun Tomb which is not included among the complex of the 63 Koguryo tombs inscribed on the WH List.
	koreaweb.ws /pipermail/koreanstudies_koreaweb.ws/2006-December.txt (11605 words)

	▒ The Center for Information on Korean Culture ▒ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ancient tomb murals provide us with invaluable information about the painting process, the techniques of expression, and the manufacturing process of pigments and glue, and they also paint a vivid picture of the lives, customs, faith, and religion of ancient society, emphasizing their great historical and cultural value.
		Among the ancient tomb murals found in the Jiban area, the Tomb of the Wrestlers and the Tomb of the Dancers are very well known.
		Goguryeo tomb murals and their styles had a striking effect on the ancient states of the Korean Peninsula (Baekje, Silla, and Gaya) and even on the Japanese Islands.
	www.ikorea.ac.kr /english/notice_show.asp?idx=204 (1152 words)

	Koguryo Sites Put onto Heritage List (July 2, 2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Liaoning Tombs were inscribed as an extension to the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
		The selection committee also agreed to put the Complex of the Koguryo Tombs which is inside the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the heritage list.
		Having spent nine years researching the city of Wunu Mountain, the oldest of the capital cities from the ancient Koguryo Kingdom, the researcher said he was fortunate to be able to witness the area's listing.
	www.chinaplanner.com /update/070204.htm (423 words)

	:: UNESCO & KOREA ::
		Koguryo tombs in the Democratic People¡¯s Republic of Korea have been registered as a UNESCO World Culture Heritage site.
		At the 28th meeting of the World Heritage Committee held on 1 July in Suzhou, China, the committee decided to register the Koguryo tombs that the DPRK had submitted an application for, as the sites met 1 through 4 of the world heritage criteria.
		In regards to this, a representative from the DPRK stated, ¡°We are happy about the Koguryo tomb registration, and we express our deep gratitude to UNESCO, the World Heritage Center, and ICOMOS.
	www.unesco.or.kr /unescokorea/event_1.html (211 words)

	Korea Is One
		The tombs with murals belonging to the period of Koguryo (277 B.C. to 668 A.D.), the first feudal state of Korea, were registered at the 28th meeting of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO held at Suzhou, China as cultural heritage of the world.
		Koguryo is an ancient kingdom that existed from 37 B.C. to 668 A.D., occupying most of what is now North Korea and large parts of Manchuria, China.
		The selection committee also agreed to put the Complex of the Koguryo Tombs which is inside the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the heritage list.
	korea-is-one.org /mot.php3?id_mot=143 (1431 words)

	Complex of Koguryo Tombs - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		Criterion (i): The wall paintings of the Koguryo Tombs are masterpieces of the culture and period of the Koguryo kingdom; the construction of the tombs demonstrates ingenious engineering solutions.
		Criterion (iii): The Koguryo Tombs are an exceptional testimony of the Koguryo culture, its burial customs as well as its daily life and beliefs.
		Criterion (iv): The complex of Koguryo Tombs is an important example of burial typology.
	whc.unesco.org /en/list/1091 (261 words)

	Tan Wee Cheng's Mad, Mad World: 2004/06/27 - 2004/07/03
		China - Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 and 2003.
		Mali - Tomb of Askia - The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of Le Tombeau des Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao.
		The complex, including the pyramidal tomb, two flat roofed mosque buildings, the mosque cemetery, and the open air assembly ground, was built when Gao became the capital of the Songhai Empire and after Askia Mohamed had returned from Mecca and made Islam the official religion of the Empire.
	twcnomad.blogspot.com /2004_06_27_twcnomad_archive.html (14827 words)

	Definition of Complex of Koguryo Tombs
		The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs lies in North Korea.
		The tombs are almost all that remains from this culture.
		The Goguryeo tombs are an important example of this burial typology.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Complex_of_Koguryo_Tombs (336 words)

	Korea Is One: DPRK has its first site on World Heritage
		The wall paintings of the Koguryo Tombs are masterpieces of the culture and period of the Koguryo kingdom; the construction of the tombs demonstrates ingenious engineering solutions.
		The complex of Koguryo Tombs is an important example of burial typology.
		Some of the tombs show great ingenuity in their elaborate ceilings, designed to roof wide spaces without columns and carry the heavy load of a stone or earth tumulus (mound), which was placed above them.
	www.korea-is-one.org /article.php3?id_article=432 (645 words)

	sociology - Culture of Korea
		The tombs of the Silla rulers can still be found in the centre of the city.
		These tombs tok the shape of rock chambers buried in an earthen hill, sometimes likened with the pyramids.
		Poseokjeong is one of the most famous of these sites, but there is a great number of Korean Buddhist art, sculptures, reliefs, pagodas and remains of temples and palaces mostly built in the 7th and 10th century.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Culture_of_Korea (3227 words)

	Jilin Province - Capital Cities and Tombs of China's Ancient Koguryo Kingdom ...
		Huanren Manchu Autonomous County in Liaoning Province, where the early capital of Wunü Koguryo regime was situated, has not only published a set of rules on the site, but also enlarged the protected areas to 34 square kilometers, while making detailed provisions on cultural relics, natural landscape and the bilolgical environment inside the area.
		Guonei City, Wandu Mountain City, King’s tombs and Nobles’ s tombs, both Guonei City and Wandu Mountain City, capitals of the early and middle Koguryo Kingdom, are the masterpieces of capital construction, while the ancient tombs are the epitome of Koguryo’s high architectural and art achievements.
		The selection committee also agreed to put the Complex of the Koguryo Tombs, which is inside the Democratic People’ s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the heritage list in 2004.
	www.china-guide.de /english/a_profile__of_china/jilin_province/capital_cities_____tombs.html (595 words)

	UNESCO approves first World Heritage site of DPRK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Capital cities and tombs of the ancient Koguryo Kingdom of China was also inscribed on the World Heritage List in a separate nomination on Thursday.
		The Complex of Koguryo Tombs, the World Heritage cultural site, includes 63 individual graves, dating back to nearly 2,300 years ago.
		Some royal tombs during the Koguryo Kingdom's reign embody vivid wall paintings, which offer a unique testimony to daily life of royal families of the aristocracy between the third century BC and the seventh century.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_newupdate/2004-07/02/content_47607.htm (262 words)

	16 inscribed as new world heritage properties by UNESCO
		The committee unanimously agreed to inscribe the capital cities and tombs of the ancient Koguryo Kingdom of China onto the heritage list, according to a press release issued on Thursday night at the ongoing 28th Session of the World Heritage Committee.
		Liaoning Province was included in the list as an extension to the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which was already inscribed on the list in 1987, the press release said.
		The Complex of Koguryo Tombs of the DPRK, the World Heritage cultural site, includes 63 individual graves, which were dated back to nearly 2,300 years ago, the press release said.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_newupdate/2004-07/02/content_47594.htm (247 words)

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		Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 and 2003.
		The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province include the Yongling Tomb, the Fuling Tomb, and the Zhaoling Tomb, all built in the 17th century.
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	www.unesco.cl /ing/sprensa/noticias/33.act?menu=/ing/sprensa (2204 words)

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