Jeonnam Province and Suncheon City Confirm Hosting of '2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo'

Final Approval for the 'International Horticultural Producers Association General Assembly'... Scheduled for April to October 2023

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province and Suncheon City have succeeded in attracting the ‘2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo’.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 4th, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) held its mid-year general meeting on the 3rd (local time) in Miami, Florida, USA, and finally approved the hosting of the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo jointly organized by Jeonnam Province and Suncheon City.

The expo attraction promotion team, co-led by Park Hyunsik, Director of the Environment and Forestry Bureau of Jeonnam Province, and Kim Byungju, Vice Mayor of Suncheon City, attended the AIPH general meeting expo progress presentation on the 2nd.

They explained the promotion direction of the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo, the achievements of the 2013 expo, and the capacity to host international events to representatives from various countries, including Bernard Ostrom, President of AIPH, and carried out attraction activities.

As a result, at the venue announcement on the 3rd, Jeollanam-do and Suncheon City were finally selected as the host sites for the 2023 International Garden Expo.

AIPH stated, “During the recent on-site inspection, all opinions regarding venue concentration, domestic and international exhibitions, and measures to attract foreign tourists through competitions raised by AIPH were reflected,” adding, “After the expo, it will be evaluated as a new role model for sustainable garden policy realization, garden culture and industry promotion, and urban development.”

It is also known that at the upcoming 72nd general meeting in Poland this September, Jeonnam Province and Suncheon City are expected to actively participate in discussions on business with global garden companies and the development of garden tourism.

Bernard Ostrom, President of AIPH, said, “Jeonnam Province and Suncheon City have sufficient capacity to host the International Garden Expo,” and “I hope they will once again write the history of gardens in the Republic of Korea.”

The ‘2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo’ will be held for six months from April 2023, centered on Suncheonman National Garden, the first national garden, and throughout the city including Yeonhyang-dong and Bonghwasan. It will not be a simple expo to view and experience, but the first in the nation to use the entire city as the garden expo venue so that citizens can feel and enjoy garden culture in their daily lives.

Especially, in the situation where South Korea is exhausted from COVID-19, the success in attracting this expo is expected to be a new message of hope for the people.

Jeonnam Governor Kim Youngrok and Suncheon Mayor Heo Seok promised, “Through the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo, South Korea will take a leap as the garden hub of Northeast Asia,” and “We will thoroughly prepare over the remaining three years until the event to show a new future for gardens.”

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