Asan and Tongyeong, Sharing Admiral Yi Sun-sin as a Common Bond, to Pursue Sister City Agreement

Exchange of Major Festival Programs

Asan Mayor Kyunggui Park instructed at the weekly executive meeting held on the 5th to "consider establishing a sister city relationship with Tongyeong City, Gyeongnam, and proceed with practical consultations."

Asan City in South Chungcheong Province is pursuing a sister-city agreement with Tongyeong City in South Gyeongsang Province, sharing the common bond of Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

On the 5th, Asan Mayor Park Kyungkwi instructed at the weekly executive meeting, "Please review the plan to establish a sister-city relationship with Tongyeong City and proceed with working-level discussions."

Asan and Tongyeong both share the distinction of honoring Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Notably, both cities are celebrating the 63rd anniversaries of their respective festivals dedicated to the admiral this year: the Asan Seongung Yi Sun-sin Festival and the Hansan Battle Festival.

Asan is where Admiral Yi Sun-sin spent his childhood and grew up, and after his death, his tomb was placed there. Tongyeong is where the admiral established the Samdosugun Tongjeyeong, the naval headquarters overseeing the Gyeongsang, Jeolla, and Chungcheong regions, and where he led the victories in the Imjin War and Jeongyu War, including the Hansan Battle, during the seven-year conflict.

Due to these commonalities, exchanges between the two cities have accelerated since the start of the 8th popularly elected administration. During the Asan Seongung Yi Sun-sin Festival held in April, with support from Tongyeong, the Turtle Ship Rowing Competition?one of the most popular programs of the Tongyeong Hansan Battle Festival?was held at Gokgyocheon in Asan.

On the 9th, Asan's original musical "Desperate Battle for Survival," based on Admiral Yi Sun-sin, is scheduled to be performed at the opening ceremony of the Tongyeong Hansan Battle Festival at the invitation of Tongyeong City.

Mayor Park Kyungkwi stated, "Tongyeong City is actively engaged in projects to honor Admiral Yi Sun-sin, just as we are, through content exchange. I hope we can build an even closer relationship. Through a sister-city agreement with Tongyeong, I hope we can organically exchange new programs and concepts related to Admiral Yi Sun-sin."

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