Gwangju Dong-gu 'Chueok-ui Chungjang Festival' Postponed to November 18

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Dong-gu, Gwangju (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 8th that the 18th Annual Memory of Chungjang Festival, a representative cultural tourism festival of Korea, will be postponed to November 18th in accordance with the recommendations and guidelines of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for COVID-19.

As the spread of COVID-19 worsened, the government requested local governments on the 28th of last month to postpone regional festivals until mid-November or later.

Accordingly, Dong-gu decided to postpone the Chungjang Festival, originally scheduled to be held for five days in early November, to the 18th of the same month and to shorten the festival period to four days.

Dong-gu plans to strictly adhere to the government's quarantine management guidelines while proceeding with the programs as scheduled.

The Chungjang Festival Planning Committee decided to hold the festival under the concept of providing healing and recovery to citizens who are exhausted due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, contributing to the revitalization of the depressed local commercial district, and establishing the Chungjang Festival as a leading model of a safe and enjoyable festival.

This year’s festival will have perfect quarantine manuals not only for overall quarantine but also for each program, and will ensure thorough event quarantine management through close cooperation with the government.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “Due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, we have postponed the festival to mid-November or later in consideration of the government’s recommendation to delay festivals and the safety of citizens. We will prepare to hold this year’s Chungjang Festival as a safe festival under a thorough quarantine system to revitalize the depressed local economy and cultural and artistic fields and to provide healing and recovery time for exhausted citizens.”

Meanwhile, the 18th Annual Memory of Chungjang Festival will be held under the theme “Healing YES Chungjang Festival” at various locations throughout Dong-gu, including the May 18th Democracy Square, the National Asian Culture Complex (ACC) Asia Culture Square, Sinseoseok-ro, and the ACC affiliated parking lot.

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