Korean Language City Ulsan Selected as 'This Year's Korean Language Lover' ... Hangul Culture Solidarity

Commemoration of Linguist Oesol Choi Hyun-bae, Hangul Cultural Festival 'Oesol Hangul Hanmadang' Held

'Ulsan City Press Release', Recognized for Contribution to Easy Public Language and Use of Korean Language and Hangul

The Korean Language Culture Association selected Ulsan City as the "2022 Korean Language Lover." [Image source=Korean Language Culture Association]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan City has been selected as the ‘2022 Woorimal Sarangkkun’ by the Hangul Culture Solidarity, a corporation.

According to the Hangul Culture Solidarity, Ulsan City has made the greatest effort to use Korean words instead of foreign terms and Hangul instead of foreign characters in the ‘press releases’ prepared by 17 metropolitan local governments nationwide, and has maintained these achievements.

In particular, it was recognized for its contribution as an institution that has always been a model in loving Korean language and Hangul among the 17 metropolitan local governments, such as hosting the Hangul cultural festival ‘Oesol Hangul Hanmadang’ to commemorate the achievements of Oesol Choi Hyun-bae, an independence activist and linguist.

Besides Ulsan City, the ‘2022 Woorimal Sarangkkun’ includes the Ministry of SMEs and Startups in the institution category, and Park Eun-joo, a civil servant of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Hong Sung-jin, an official of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, in the individual category.

The Hangul Culture Solidarity selects and announces the ‘Woorimal Sarangkkun’ every year to commemorate Hangul Day.

The commemorative ceremony honoring the achievements of the 2022 Woorimal Sarangkkun will be held at 2 p.m. on October 9 at Dongja Hall near Seoul Station during the Hangul Day celebration hosted by the Hangul Culture Solidarity.

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