Jungjin Seongsi-Naju City, Mask Donation for COVID-19 Prevention

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Han-hyuk] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 22nd that Jincheng City and Yangsheng County recently sent 50,000 masks (30,000 and 20,000 respectively) to the city.

Earlier, in April, the city conveyed its intention to donate masks for COVID-19 prevention through Lee Jong-min, president of the Korea Yangseong Lee Clan Korea-China Friendship Association, which has a friendly cooperative relationship with Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, China, in various fields.

The mask boxes bore the phrase ‘道不遠人 人無異國’ (Do Bul Won In In Mu Yi Guk), meaning "The way is not far from people, and people do not differ by country," expressing a message of support that, despite different nationalities, neighbors help each other in difficult times, along with the masks.

Jincheng City is a metropolitan city located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, consisting of 1 district, 1 city, and 4 counties, covering an area of 9,490 km², accounting for 6% of Shanxi Province, with a population of about 2.32 million.

Among them, Yangsheng County, one of the counties, is a city with an area of 1,968 km² and a population of about 390,000, a small local city about 3.5 times the size of Naju City.

In particular, Yangsheng County in Jincheng City has maintained friendly relations and exchanges with the Korean Yangseong Lee Clan since August 2016 due to the connection that the progenitor of the Korean Yangseong Lee Clan was born there.

The city is an area where many members of the Yangseong Lee Clan (representative Lee Min-chi) reside, with about 250 households currently spread across the entire city, including Seji, Wanggok, Dasi, Noan, and Bonghwang.

Mayor Wang Jin of Jincheng City, Party Secretary Yao Xun of Yangsheng County, and County Magistrate Shi Xiaolin of Yangsheng County stated in a letter, “We hope the masks will be used valuably by Naju City, the police station, fire station, and quarantine officials who are working tirelessly to prevent COVID-19.”

They added, “Jincheng City hopes that exchanges in various fields will continue actively in the future, pursuing mutual prosperity with the city, and we wish health and happiness to the citizens of Naju.”

The city plans to stock the COVID-19 prevention masks supported by Jincheng City at the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and distribute them to quarantine officials, socially vulnerable groups who have difficulty purchasing masks, and public facilities such as senior centers used by many citizens.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “I thank Mayor Wang Jin of Jincheng City, County Magistrate Yao Xun of Yangsheng County, and the citizens for sending warm support and quarantine supplies despite the difficult situation caused by COVID-19,” and added, “We will use the masks sent to help prevent COVID-19 with care.”

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