'Selected as Mokpo Cultural City' Lawmaker Kim Won's Hidden Efforts Shined!

Kim "From Trade Opening to Cultural Opening: Expecting Revolutionary Development with a New Vision"

Kim Won-i, a member of the National Assembly (Democratic Party of Korea, Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do), who is busy working hard for regional development.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seunghyun Jeong] Kim Won-i, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and National Assemblyman for Mokpo City, Jeonnam, announced on the 23rd that he welcomes Mokpo City's final selection as the 3rd statutory cultural city by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The 3rd selection of cultural cities by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism designated six final cities including Mokpo City, Gongju City, Miryang City, Suwon City, Yeongdeungpo District, and Iksan City, after review by the Ministry's Cultural City Deliberation Committee from among 16 existing preliminary cultural cities.

In particular, Mokpo is recognized for presenting a new urban value called "cultural opening" in 2022, following its trade port opening in 1897.

Assemblyman Kim Won-i made efforts for the city's final selection as a cultural city through continuous meetings on cultural city direction and selection with Mayor Kim Jong-sik of Mokpo and relevant department heads, and by presenting a new regional vision to the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Kim stated, “Mokpo is a city that has preserved over 100 years of history since the opening of its trade port in 1897, and it has presented a new vision from trade opening to cultural opening. With this cultural city selection, it is expected to enhance the value of the region’s unique cultural resources, improve the quality of life for Mokpo citizens, and bring about groundbreaking development for Mokpo City.”

Meanwhile, with the designation from preliminary cultural city to statutory cultural city, the city will receive up to 10 billion KRW in national funding over five years, and in 2022, each city will receive 1.5 billion KRW in national funding.

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