Suncheon-si, First Step Toward an Ecological and Cultural City Through Exchange Activation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, which received approval for its cultural city development plan from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the end of last year and has been promoting a preliminary cultural city project across the entire city since this year, is taking a step closer to becoming a cultural city through exchanges with Seogwipo City and Hongseong County, which also aim to be cultural cities.

The three municipalities of Suncheon City, Seogwipo City, and Hongseong County are each promoting cultural city projects based on "ecology" under similar environments described as "urban-rural complex." Their slogans are "Suncheon, an ecological cultural city embracing gardens," "Seogwipo, open-air culture nurtured by 105 villages," and "Hongseong, a city starting from people, based on people, and nurturing people." This exchange is expected to be an opportunity to build a cooperative network as cultural cities.

The "Urban-Rural Complex Ecological Cultural City Capacity Building Workshop," held on May 19 at Jang-an Creative Yard located on Suncheon City's Culture Street, will be the first exchange event among the three cities and counties aiming to become cultural cities.

At this workshop, special lectures on the theme of "Transition of Cultural Cities," policy task studies, and thematic discussions will be conducted, mainly involving cultural city officials from each local government.

Subsequently, on June 2 in Hongseong, a workshop themed "The Power of Cultural Cities," and on June 23 in Seogwipo, a workshop themed "Sustainability of Cultural Cities" will conclude this grand series of events.

As representative projects of the preliminary cultural city, the city is promoting "Suncheon Documenta Ecological Culture Archiving," "Citizen Idea Bank," "Ecological Art Education - Revitalization of Small Libraries," and "Cultural Return to Rural Areas."

A city official stated, "We plan to actively engage in activities with Suncheon citizens aiming for a harmonious Suncheon where ecology, culture, and people coexist."

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