Sharing the Seriousness of the Climate Crisis and Practicing Green Living

Seodaemun-gu to Hold Various Environmental Events around Hongjecheon from June 2 to 5

Operation of Two-Wheel Environmental Center Eco Zone and Green Zone, Ansan Eco-Entering, and More

Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Seongheon) will hold the ‘Together GREEN Future’ event around Hongjecheon in the district from June 2 to 5 to commemorate Environment Day (6/5).

On the 2nd, the ‘Seodaemun Two-Wheel Environmental Center’ (111 Hongjecheon-ro) will operate the ‘Eco Zone’ and ‘Green Zone’ (10 AM to 5 PM), where visitors can take photos with Hongjecheon as the backdrop, compare them with old photos of Hongjecheon, and create various eco-friendly items.

From 10:30 AM for one hour, an ‘Environmental Music Play for Toddlers’ themed ‘Upcycling Discarded Items’ will be held in the district office auditorium.

Preschoolers from local Smart Green educational institutions who applied in advance will attend, and a second performance will be held at the same time on the 5th.

On the 3rd, from 10 AM to noon, the ‘Climate Environment Golden Bell Quiz Contest’ will take place around the Hongjecheon Waterfall Square. Pre-registered elementary school students will participate, and the top three who solve all the questions will receive a mayoral commendation.

On the same day, 16 ‘Environmental Experience Booths’ will operate here (10 AM to 5 PM), offering activities such as making air balls with ginkgo nuts, creating eco-friendly cinnamon stick mosquito repellents, making recycled crayons with Mongttang Crayons, and playing environment board games to get closer to nature.

Additionally, at 3 PM, an ‘Environment Day Commemoration Ceremony’ will be held on the outdoor terrace stage of the Hongjecheon Riverside Cafe. For about two hours, the program will include a cheerful children’s choir from Myeongrang Daycare, commendations for environmental conservation contributors, awards for an environmental drawing contest, declaration of an environmental education city, an environmental music play, and performances of trot and fusion gugak (traditional Korean music).

On the 4th, from 10 AM to 11:30 AM, pre-registered residents will participate in ‘Pet Plogging (picking up trash while jogging)’ with their pets, picking up trash along Hongjecheon and the alleys of Yeonhui-dong and practicing proper waste separation.

On the same day, from 2 PM to 3:30 PM, the Ansan Cherry Blossom Square area will host the Eco-Entering ‘Earth Treasure Hunt.’ Twenty pre-registered families will move through 10 points to complete ‘environmental missions’ that raise awareness of ecological conservation.

On the 5th, from 10 AM to 9 PM, an exhibition of award-winning works from the ‘Seodaemun Elementary Environmental Writers Drawing Contest’ will be held inside and outside the Seodaemun Two-Wheel Environmental Center, where visitors can enjoy about 30 pieces of artwork.

Lee Seongheon, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, said, “We hope the ‘Together GREEN Future’ event prepared to commemorate Environment Day will serve as an opportunity to share the seriousness of the climate crisis and practice green living.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.