Doam-myeon, Gangjin and Janggi-myeon, Pohang establish sisterhood relationship

연합뉴스 / 2023-02-23 10:06:09

▲ Kim Dong-jin, head of Doam-myeon, and Jeong Jong-young, head of Janggi-myeon, hold the agreement after signing a sisterhood agreement at the Doam-myeon office in Gangjin-gun, South Jeolla Province on Wednesday. (Yonhap)

▲ This photo, provided by Pohang City, shows Doam-myeon, Gangjin-gun and Janggi-myeon, Pohang City's sisterhood ceremony. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) – Janggi-myeon, Nam-gu, Pohang City, North Gyeongsang Province and Doam-myeon, Gangjin-gun, South Jeolla Province, two places where Dasan Jeong Yak-yong spent his life of exile, have signed a sisterhood agreement at the Doam-myeon office on Wednesday.

Under the agreement, Pohang City will invite Doam-myeon residents to the upcoming “Pohang Long-Term Exile Culture Festival” in April and strengthen cooperation through academic forums and historical and cultural events.

During his exile from 1801 to 1818, Jeong Yak-yong spent 220 days in Janggi-myeon, Pohang, and 17 years in Gangjin-eup and Doam-myeon.

Kim Dong-jin, head of Doam-myeon, said, “We will closely cooperate so that Dasan Jeong Yak-yong’s exile culture path in the past can lead to modern times and add its meaning.”

Jeong Jong-young, head of Janggi-myeon, stressed, “We will make efforts to ensure that unique and excellent exile cultural heritages lead to development between villages and cities.”

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)

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