Gwangju Dong-gu Lights Up the 'Nostalgic Gwangju Chungjang World Festival'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 11th that it has installed Cheongsachorong lanterns and other night lights around the festival venues such as the 5·18 Democracy Square to elevate the festival atmosphere for the successful hosting of the ‘19th Nostalgic Gwangju Chungjang World Festival’ opening on the 13th.

To this end, Dong-gu completed the installation of 1,600 Cheongsachorong lanterns along approximately 3.2 km around the downtown event venues including ▲Geumnam-ro ▲Jungang-ro ▲the National Asia Culture Center area, and 3-color changing LED lights along a 400m section of Geumnam-ro 1 to 3-ga.

Dong-gu, after a preliminary inspection by the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation, lit the Cheongsachorong lanterns starting from the 7th and strengthened inspections by organizing day and night patrol teams to prevent damage to the installed landscape lighting facilities and safety accidents. The lighting hours are from 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM.

Im Taek, head of Dong-gu Office, said, “The ‘Chungjang Festival,’ a grand gathering and a great celebration of citizen unity for the people of Gwangju, has returned after three years as an upgraded version called the ‘Gwangju Chungjang World Festival.’ I hope everyone enjoys the festival with family, friends, and lovers under the brightly lit Cheongsachorong lanterns in the downtown area and strolls through the beautiful night streets of Gwangju.”

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