Donation of Masks to Yongwon County, Guangdong Province, China, and Hainan County

Sent 30,000 Masks Along with Encouraging Messages to Overcome COVID-19

The Jin Clan Association of Yongyuan County, Yunfu City, Guangdong Province, China, sent 30,000 masks to Haenam County with a message of support to overcome the difficulties of COVID-19 together. (Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 23rd that the Jin clan association of Yongyuan County, Guangdong Province, China, and Yunfu City sent 30,000 masks along with a message of support to overcome the difficulties caused by COVID-19 together.

Yongyuan County in China, which has a sisterhood relationship with Haenam-gun, sent 20,000 masks on the 23rd along with a message from Party Secretary Huang Lingyao saying, "On behalf of the people's government, we hope that Haenam-gun, our sister county, will wisely overcome the difficulties."

In addition, the Jin clan association of Yunfu City, Guangdong Province, where the descendants of General Jin Lin, who defeated the Japanese invaders alongside Admiral Yi Sun-sin during the Japanese invasions of Korea (Imjin War), reside, collected donations and delivered a total of 10,000 masks, 5,000 each to Haenam-gun and the Jin clan association of Sanim-myeon, Haenam-gun.

Yongyuan County and Haenam-gun, which established a sisterhood relationship in 1999 and celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, are promoting active exchanges in agriculture, tourism, culture, and sports along with commemorative events between the two cities.

When the domestic COVID-19 crisis alert level was raised to the "serious" stage, the Yongyuan County People's Government sent a message of support saying, "Do bul won in, in mu i guk (道不遠人, 人無異國, The way is not far from people, and people are not different by country)," encouraging mutual help in difficult times.

Myung Hyun-gwan, Mayor of Haenam-gun, expressed his gratitude, saying, "We thank Yongyuan County and the Jin clan association of Yunfu City, our sister cities in China, for their warm interest and friendship in sharing the difficulties caused by COVID-19," and added, "We hope to wisely overcome this difficulty and look forward to the day when both countries regain vitality and come together."

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