Ecological Stream Takes Center Stage, 'Learning and Memories' Festival Held... Gijang-gun Hosts Jeonggwan Ecological Stream Learning and Culture Festival

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A unique learning festival themed around ecological streams will be held in Gijang-gun, Busan.

Gijang-gun (Governor Jeong Jong-bok) announced on the 11th that the "8th Jeonggwan Ecological Stream Learning and Culture Festival" will be held for two days on October 22 and 23 at Jwagwangcheon in Jeonggwan-eup.

The festival was prepared to raise awareness of the value of Jwagwangcheon, a local landmark, and to realize a happy city. Families can participate and enjoy various experiential events such as △street parade, △Gijang family walking contest, △healing calligraphy experience, and △woodworking experience, as well as opportunities to showcase the hidden talents of future dream trees through △drawing contests, △essay contests, and △English speech contests.

On the first day of the festival, the 22nd, a street parade titled "Time 2022" will be presented, depicting the story of Jeonggwan, a happy city flowing through the past, present, and future.

A colorful performance procession will fill the streets of Jeonggwan, raising the festival's excitement to the fullest.

Also, the 1318 HalloHallo Youth Gathering, where teenagers can freely express their talents and abilities, will be held under the concept of "A world where youth are the protagonists, HalloHallo Kingdom."

This event consists of HalloHallo Town, where participants can experience 60 quests related to Halloween, tradition, career, college entrance, and education, and HalloHallo Auditorium, where youth speakers, short-form videos, and performances can be enjoyed. A congratulatory performance by invited singer Raewon is also prepared.

On the second day, the 23rd, various fringe performances by local clubs and the "Jeonggwan Power Concert" featuring invited singers Lee Seung-hwan and Kim Tae-yeon will mark the finale of the festival.

During both days of the festival, creative science experiential learning and family English experiential learning will be held at Witgol Park in front of Jeonggwan Children's Library for the whole family to enjoy together.

The science experiential learning, composed of the future-opening STEAM experience zone, happiness-filled science classroom, and future science experience zone, will operate 15 experiential booths including "UV Slime" and "Thrilling Wind Car."

Additionally, the English experiential learning will be operated with 12 experiential booths under the theme of a time traveler journeying through spaces from "Gojoseon" to the "AI era," together with native speakers.

Jeong Jong-bok, Governor of Gijang-gun, said, "I hope this will be a joyful event where children can learn and enjoy freely, and adults can recall leisure and memories."

The governor added, "I hope that the residents, exhausted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, will regain vitality in life and spend a rich autumn with their families."

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