'Friends Going Together' Gwangju City to Host China Culture Week

Colorful events including the Korea-China Singing Contest and Youth Forum until the 26th
Opening ceremony at China Center... Special performance by Changzhi City, etc.

Gwangju Mayor Kang Gi-jung attended the opening ceremony of the "10th China Culture Week" held at the Gwangju China Center in Seo-gu on the afternoon of the 20th and took a commemorative photo with guests including Consul General Qu Jingqi of Gwangju, China.
[Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City]

Gwangju City has designated the period from the 20th to the 26th as 'Gwangju China Culture Week' and will hold various cultural exchange events under the theme 'Friends Together (朋友一生一起走)'.

Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kang Gi-jung) opened the '10th Gwangju China Culture Week' on the 20th at the Gwangju China Center in Seo-gu.

This event is hosted by Gwangju City and sponsored by the Consulate General of China in Gwangju, celebrating the friendship between Gwangju and China through various cultural exchange activities.

During Gwangju China Culture Week, there are abundant exchange events such as Korean-Chinese cultural experiences including cooking tastings, carving, crafts, a language and culture contest, a photo contest, a Korean-Chinese art exchange exhibition, a Korean-Chinese youth forum, and social networking service (SNS) photo and video contests.

The opening ceremony on the 20th was attended by Mayor Kang Gi-jung, Consul General Ku Jingqi of the Chinese Consulate in Gwangju, Sun Liuyulin, Head of the Publicity Department of the Changzhi Municipal People's Government, a sister city, as well as Chinese residents in Gwangju and international students.

Mayor Kang Gi-jung of Gwangju said, "China Culture Week is a place of harmony where Gwangju and China become one and a channel for cultural communication. Thanks to China Culture Week, citizens of Gwangju and Chinese people have been able to broaden their understanding and empathy for each other's cultures," adding, "I hope that the 10 years of cultural exchange accumulated through China Culture Week will expand into various exchanges such as economy, tourism, and industry."

Especially at the opening ceremony, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of China Culture Week, cultural and artistic groups from Changzhi (長治) City in Shanxi Province, a sister city of Gwangju, and the Shaolin Martial Arts Troupe from Henan Province visited Gwangju to present a special stage performance.

The Changzhi City cultural and artistic troupe introduced China's unique culture and arts to Gwangju through traditional Chinese Peking opera performances. Following this, martial arts masters from the original Shaolin Temple in Henan Province, renowned worldwide, demonstrated a variety of martial arts including traditional Monkey Style Kung Fu and Tanglangquan (Praying Mantis Fist).

On the 21st, language and culture contests such as a Chinese speaking competition, a Korean-Chinese singing contest, and a general knowledge quiz were held.

From the 23rd, for three weeks, the Gwangju China Center will host a Korean-Chinese art exchange exhibition featuring about 60 paintings and calligraphy works. Additionally, a photo contest titled 'Gwangju as I See It' for Chinese residents in Gwangju will be held until the 26th, and on the 25th, a Korean-Chinese youth forum will continue exchanges between the arts and youth of both countries.

Gwangju City expects this event to be a valuable opportunity for Gwangju citizens and Chinese people to communicate together and strengthen friendship between the two countries, while also broadening cooperation beyond cultural exchange into various fields such as economy, tourism, and industry.

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