- 從 14 世紀末到 18 世紀末，琉球王國扮演中國、韓國、東南亞和日本之間的中介貿易重要地位，而琉球王国特徴的文化遺産群，從国頭到島尻の 9 個遺産被登録在沖縄本島中部和中心，今帰仁城跡、座喜味城跡、勝連城跡、中城城跡、首里城跡、園比屋武御嶽石門、玉陵、識名園、斎場御嶽で、重要文化財 2 棟、史跡 7、特別名勝 1 處 A collection of cultural properties that characterize the Ryukyu Kingdom from the late 14th century to the end of the 18th century, when it achieved unification and played a major role in intermediary trade between China, Korea, Southeast Asia, and Japan. The following 9 heritage sites were registered from Kunigami to Shimajiri, centering on the central part of the main island of Okinawa where castle buildings called gusuku are concentrated. Nakijin Castle Ruins, Zakimi Castle Ruins, Katsuren Castle Ruins, Nakagusuku Castle Ruins, Shuri Castle Ruins, Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate, Tamaudun Mausoleum, Shikinaen Garden, Sefa Utaki, 2 Important Cultural Properties, 7 Historic Sites, 1 Special Place of Scenic Beauty.
- 琉球王國時期的遺跡 – 該遺址群和建築群展示了琉球王國 500 多年的歷史(西元 12 世紀至 17 世紀)，雄偉的城堡遺址體現了那個時期琉球王國的社會結構，而島上的宗教聖地則無言地述說著古代宗教形式到現代少有的延續。在那 500 年中，琉球群島王國廣泛地與外界進行著經濟和文化交流，從而造就了這一獨特的文化遺存。琉球王國的城堡以及相關遺產群 (琉球王国のグスク及び関連遺産群)是指位在日本沖繩島的古蹟群，包括琉球國的城牆遺跡、御嶽 (神域) 以及王陵等。在琉球語中，グスク指的是「用石塊圈圍之地」，並引申為「城堡」或「堡壘」。此遺跡群在 2000 年被聯合國教科文組織登錄為世界遺產 The Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (琉球王国のグスク及び関連遺産群, Ryukyu okoku no gusuku oyobi kanren’isangun) is an UNESCO World Heritage Site which consists of nine sites all located in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The heritage sites include two utaki (or sacred sites, one a gate and the other a grove), the Tamaudun mausoleum, one garden, and five gusuku castles sites, four of which are ruins and one of which is a reconstruction. The sites were inscribed based on the criteria that they were a fine representation of the Ryūkyū Kingdom’s culture, whose unique blend of Japanese and Chinese influence made it a crucial economic and cultural junction between several neighboring states.
參考文獻 References
- 『Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu』UNESO
- https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/972
- 維基百科，自由的百科全書 – 琉球王國的城堡以及相關遺產群