Gimhae City Appoints Kim Moon-gi as New Secretary General of Gaya Culture Festival Committee

Kim Moon-gi, a steering committee member of the Gyeongnam Gimhae Local Culture Research Institute, has become the secretary-general of the Gaya Culture Festival Organizing Committee.

The city of Gimhae announced on the 1st that it had appointed Kim as the new secretary-general of the Gaya Culture Festival Organizing Committee.

According to the city, the new secretary-general Kim graduated from Dong-A University with a degree in Trade and has worked at Daewoong Pharmaceutical and Tokyo Trading, among others.

Mayor Hong Tae-yong of Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, presented the appointment certificate to Kim Moon-gi, Secretary General of the Gaya Culture Festival Committee (right).
[Photo by Gimhae City Hall]

Secretary-General Kim said, “I will do my best to further promote the value of Gaya culture and contribute to the local community through the festival.”

Mayor Hong Tae-yong stated, “Under the leadership of the new secretary-general Kim, we expect the Gaya Culture Festival to reach a new turning point.”

The Gaya Culture Festival, representing Gimhae, has been held for over 60 years since the first Garak Culture Festival in 1962, aiming to reexamine Gaya culture and history and to promote community harmony and development.

Although it has traditionally been held annually on the 15th day of the 3rd lunar month, the day of the King Suro Spring Memorial Ceremony, this year’s festival will be held around the same time as the first anniversary events of the Gaya Tumuli UNESCO World Heritage registration, commemorating the 1st anniversary in five cities and counties in the province where the Gaya Tumuli are located.

This year’s Gaya Culture Festival will take place in October throughout Gimhae city, including Surungwon, Gujibong, Daeseongdong Tumuli, Gaya Street, King Suro’s Tomb, Haebancheon, and Gimhae Stadium.

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