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  3. UNESCO 10th Anniversary Events
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Levuka, FIJI

Levuka is a town on the eastern coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji. It was formerly the Capital of Fiji. It developed from the early 19th century as a centre of commercial activity by Americans and Europeans who built warehouses, stores, port facilities, residences, and religious, educational and social institutions around the villages of the South Pacific Island’s indigenous population. It is a rare example of a late colonial port town that was influenced in its development by the indigenous community which continued to outnumber the European settlers.
The local government makes an effort to secure rights and compensate indigenous rights owners for the commercial usages of their knowledge in any form or manner in cooperation with Dept. of National Heritage, Culture & Arts. The Cession celebrations, the representative intangible culture of many, held annually on the 10th October, and the school centenary held every 5 years at the Levuka Public School.

Valparaiso, CHILE

Located on central Chile’s Pacific coast, the Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso represents an extraordinary example of industrial-age heritage associated with the international sea trade of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The city was the first and most important merchant port on the sea routes of the Pacific coast of South America that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The historic quarter of the seaport city of Valparaíso was nominated UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, under the category of Cultural Heritage. Valparaiso municipality has been working for spreading and recognizing the value and importance of ICH at the local level. It has been supported organizations, people and institutions related to cultural field.

Xochimilco, MEXICO

Xochimilco, which in the náhuatl dialect means “place of the flowery orchard” is one of the areas in Mexico City in which the lake-based society that once characterized the whole Valley of México still remains, and takes part in a society full of traditions that has centuries of history, and has been declared Cultural and Natural Heritage of the World by the UNESCO. It currently has a population of more than four hundred thousand inhabitants, many of them involved in farming and agricultural tasks which retain traditions, myths, customs and identity, making them unique. The abundance of agricultural production generated a genuine culture, bearing its own identity based on a festive cycle associated with Catholic beliefs. Noteworthy, some of the festivities are linked to ancestral beliefs such as pre-Hispanic agricultural deities, the cult of the dead and the sacred space.

Valetta, MALTA

Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (English: The City) in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta. Walking around Valletta you'll come across an intriguing historical site around every corner: votive statues, niches, fountains and coats of arms high up on parapets. Narrow side streets are full of tiny quaint shops and cafés, while Valletta's main streets are lined with larger international branded shops for fashion, music, jewellery and much more.
The rage of Malta’s intangible cultural Heritage is varied. The more attractive elements are visible in traditions, customs, narratives and the various skills and crafts that have molded earlier social economic developments.
Other conspicuous elements of ICH are seen in Malta’s ancient landscape and the Baroque skylines that characterize this landscape.

Jeongseon, KOREA

Jeongseon county is located in the southeastern portion of the Gangwon province, neighboring to Gangneung city. Most area of the county is occupied by forest land and farmland. In the 1970s and early 1980s, there were population growth and urban expansion following of the development of mining of Korea. Diminishing coal industry of following decades gave huge impacts on the county. However, it has been making efforts actively for revitalizing local areas. Based on the inflow of tourists to the sole domestic casino open to Koreans, the tourism and leisure industry has been fostered to become a differentiated regional specialty industry.
Jeonseon county is home of Arirang, the representative folk song of Korea, inscribed on UNESCO’ s Representative List. Among a number of regional variations, Jeongseon Arirang has been regarded as the origin of all the subsequent Arirang Variation.


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