Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo District, Visits Autumn Village Festival Site

As local village festivals are being held throughout Mapo-gu, Park Gang-su, the mayor of Mapo-gu, visited the festival sites to encourage residents and spend time engaging in heartfelt conversations.

On the morning of the 16th, Mayor Park attended the ‘2023 Generational Empathy Chuseok Sharing Warmth Event’ at the Seyang Cheongmaru Apartment Senior Center in Sinsu-dong, where elders and youth made songpyeon together to promote communication between generations. He then visited the site of the representative festival of Dohwa-dong, the ‘2023 Dohwa-dong Boksagol Hanmaeum Festival,’ to express his gratitude to residents who helped organize the event.

In the afternoon, he participated in the ‘3rd Mangwon-gyeong Festival Mangwon-dong Got Talent,’ held through resident participatory budgeting and featuring residents’ talent shows, as well as the ‘4th Memories Drop by Drop Mangwon-dong Bangulnaegil Festival,’ which included various performances and experiential programs to revitalize the local commercial district, fostering solidarity among neighbors.

Mayor Park Gang-su said, “I hope that these village festivals, which reflect the unique characteristics of our area, provide an opportunity for neighbors to share affection and momentarily relieve the fatigue of daily life. Mapo-gu will also do its best in various ways to promote harmony and solidarity within the local community.”

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