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| ▲ This photo, provided by Gangwon Information & Multimedia Corporation, shows the poster for "Let's Coffee Chuncheon." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ This photo, shows the opening ceremony of "Let's Coffee Chuncheon" last year. (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ This photo, shows the metaverse inside "Let's Coffee Chuncheon." (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, August 21 (Yonhap) -- In Chuncheon, Gangwon province, the "2022 Let's Coffee Chuncheon" will be held for three days from September 16 at the Seomyeon Animation Museum and the Metaverse virtual space.
The opening ceremony will be held in the Animation Museum at 5 p.m. on September 15, the day before the main event.
This event, which is in its second year after last year, has the concept of "SNS (Shot N Shot)."
It has the meaning of having the entire venue turn into one wonderful cafe with shot representing the unit of shooting for photos, and shot representing the concentration of the drink.
The event is hosted by Chuncheon City and is co-hosted by three organizations, namely Hallym Pollytechnic University, Korea Coffee Association, and Gangwon Information & Multimedia Corporation.
Major events include photo contest awards ceremony, coffee music concert with the ballad singer Lyn, an urban sketch exhibition of Chuncheon cafe, and nighttime movie screenings.
Creative coffee battles, roasting and latte art experiences, and an OX coffee quiz show will also be held, along with booths of coffee cities including, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Colombia, the major coffee producing countries, being operated.
Particularly, during the festival (September 17), various cultural events will also be held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Colombia, which participated in the Korean War.
At the same time, opportunities for famous cafes and baristas in the region to work on the "Chuncheon Coffee" brand will be held, along with discount events being organized at 5 cafe streets in the region.
An eco-friendly campaign, such as providing a reusable cup for free, will be held as well.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Haemin Kim.)
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