Anseong City Conducts In-Depth Consulting for 'Republic of Korea Cultural City Development Plan'

On the 17th, Anseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 18th that it conducted an in-depth consulting session for the 'Anseong City Republic of Korea Cultural City Development Plan' with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Regional Culture Promotion Agency, and Gyeonggi Province.

The in-depth consulting on that day proceeded in the order of ▲summary presentation of the development plan and preliminary project promotion plan ▲on-site inspection of major projects ▲in-depth consulting meeting.

During the in-depth consulting, after on-site inspections of major project sites such as the community market involving local residents called 'Mokgeumto Craft Workshop', the 'Young Artist Studio' supporting the nurturing of young artists, the 'Lawn Square' which is the venue for the Anseong Cultural Market Festa, and the 'Namsadang Performance Hall', the final in-depth consulting was conducted according to the 'Republic of Korea Cultural City Promotion Strategy and Designation Guidelines'.

Kim Bora, mayor of Anseong City, said, "Anseong City is a city rich in unique and original cultural and artistic contents such as Anseongjang, one of the three major markets of the Joseon Dynasty, and Namsadang Nori," adding, "Based on the consulting contents, we will actively strive to ensure that Anseong City is finally designated as a Republic of Korea Cultural City."

Going forward, Anseong City plans to actively promote 10 preliminary projects in 5 areas with the vision of 'Anseong Cultural Market realizing rest in life through artisan culture distribution' to obtain final approval as a Republic of Korea Cultural City.