'Sookdae Ap "Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil Alley Festival" to be Held on the 8th'

Yongsan-gu Supports Festivals to Revitalize Local Alley Markets

Yongsan-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Park Hee-young) will support the "1st Sookdae Front Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil Alley Festival," which will be held near Sookmyung Women's University from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the 8th to revitalize the local alley commercial district.

Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil is an honorary road commemorating Sunheon Hwangguibi, who founded Myeongshin Girls' School, the predecessor of Sookmyung Women's University during the Korean Empire era, sowing the seeds of modern women's education.

This alley festival is filled with abundant activities, including experience programs, street performances (busking), food, and a flea market (flea market). Five experience programs are prepared: making flower pots, balloons, frames, fans, and mirrors. Visitors who bring an exchange coupon and participate in all five experience programs can receive one cocktail for free. Exchange coupons are given when dining or purchasing items at stores in the Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil Merchant Association or at the event venue.

At the flea market, visitors can enjoy and purchase various accessories, scented candles, leather goods, and other items. The dining area offers foods from Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil stores such as desserts, cup rice noodles, and pajeon (Korean pancake), which can be enjoyed at outdoor tables while savoring the autumn weather.

Street performances will be held three times on the day at noon, 2 p.m., and 3 p.m., each lasting 30 minutes. A stage will be set up in front of Shinhan Bank Sookmyung Women's University branch at 6 Cheongparo 47ga-gil, presenting unique live performances. Park Sang-hyun, president of the Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil Merchant Association, said, "This first-ever alley festival will be a place for local residents and Sookmyung Women's University students to communicate," adding, "We also hope it will contribute to revitalizing the commercial district."

About 70 small business owners in the Cheongparo 47-gil area form the Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil Merchant Association. It was designated as an alley commercial community for the first time last year under the "Yongsan-gu Alley Commercial Community Development and Revitalization Support Ordinance."

Last year, the district started the "Alley Commercial Community Support Contest Project," the first among Seoul's autonomous districts. The Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil Merchant Association, selected as a support target this year, received 15 million KRW in district funds to organize this event.

District Mayor Park Hee-young said, "Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil is an attractive commercial district boasting the unique freshness and cost-effectiveness of Daehak-ro," and added, "We will spare no support so that the area, residents, and generations can interact and the commercial district can thrive based on Sunheon Hwangguibi-gil."

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