- What's the difference between a National Treasure and a Treasure?
- National Treasures and Treasures are both types of tangible cultural heritage under Korea's national heritage system, but they are designated and managed as separate categories. A Treasure is an important tangible cultural heritage item (2,453 currently listed). A National Treasure is designated for items of especially great value from the perspective of world culture (368 items). National Treasures are not a subcategory of Treasures — they are a distinct, separate designation.
- How does visit verification work?
- Visit verification requires login. On a heritage detail page, tap 'Verify Visit' — your location is checked once via GPS (within 100 m of the site) and you instantly receive a stamp. Browsing the map, viewing details, and searching are all available without login. QR stamp verification is planned for a future update.
- Do I need to log in? Is my data saved?
- Stamping a visit requires login. Sign in with your Google account and your visit records are saved permanently to the server and synced across devices. Any stamps collected before logging in are automatically merged into your account upon login. Browsing the map, viewing heritage details, and searching are all free without login.
- Is the data accurate?
- Data is based on official records from the Korea Heritage Service (khs.go.kr). Some heritage items (31 in total) lack coordinate data or have no inherent location, which may limit map display and GPS visit verification for those items.
- Why does the number shown on the map differ from the number listed?
- A total of 3,881 items are listed, of which 3,850 appear on the map. Natural Monuments designated as a specific species (e.g. gray whales, scaly-sided mergansers — 31 items) are distributed nationwide or tied to a habitat rather than a single point, so they are not shown on the map. You can still find these items in the list, search, and detail pages.
- Are all National Treasures and Treasures included?
- Currently all 368 National Treasures, 2,453 Treasures, 569 Historic Sites, and 491 Natural Monuments — 3,881 national heritage items in total — are listed in the database. Note: 31 items lack coordinates or have no location and may not appear on the map or support GPS verification.
- Can I use Bomul Yeojido for school projects or heritage research?
- Yes. You can look up official names, designation numbers, locations, and descriptions for National Treasures and Treasures directly on the map. Use the detail pages to reference Korea Heritage Service official data for reports, presentations, or academic research. All data is sourced from Korea Heritage Service (khs.go.kr) public records.
- Can I use it to plan educational field trips to heritage sites?
- Absolutely. Browse the map by area to see nearby National Treasures, Treasures, Historic Sites, and Natural Monuments at a glance. It's great for planning visits to heritage-rich cities like Seoul, Gyeongju, or Jeonju — explore what's around before you go.