 At the beginning of the program , after the Korean War , the CHA had little means to operate . Go Sangnyeol ( 고상렬 ) , the administrator of CHA between 1961 and 1968 set out to search for intangible cultural properties on the basis of a series of articles written by Yae Yonghae ( 예용해 ) for Hankook Ilbo , as the reporter spent years in exploring the country and interviewing old masters of handicraft . The first items to be inscribed on the intangible heritage list were thus taken from Yae 's articles . Others were added based on the opinions of researchers and also included winners of the annual folk tradition competitions . The recommendation of local administrations was also sought . 
