Nam Kyung-pil: "Gyeonggi Province should embrace Seoul and the nation with a mother's love"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil stated on the 28th, "The path that Gyeonggi Province's culture should take is one of generous diversity that embraces Seoul first and the entire nation with a mother's love."

Governor Nam attended the "Gyeonggi Millennium Slogan and Emblem Provincial Briefing Session" held at the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation that afternoon, making these remarks while discussing Gyeonggi Province's role in the past, present, and future.

Governor Nam stated, "I think of Gyeonggi Province as the mother of the Republic of Korea," and explained, "As we entered the modern era, while Gyeonggi Province underwent urbanization, it embraced all the infrastructure and people that Seoul could not accommodate."

He continued, "In economic terms, we have already surpassed Seoul in both scale and quality," and added, "It appears that such phenomena in culture will become increasingly concentrated in the future."

Governor Nam specifically mentioned the slogan for the Gyeonggi Millennium Commemorative Project, "Gyeonggi Millennium, Embracing the Nation," and emphasized, "Just as a mother sends out struggling children and embraces them again when they return, through the Gyeonggi Millennium Project, I hope Gyeonggi Province will embrace the nation and become the mother of Korea's culture."

In relation to the "Greater Seoul Metropolitan Area," Governor Nam stated, "Gyeonggi Province should embrace the nation," and explained, "The cultural characteristic of Gyeonggi Province is diversity. It is about recognizing and advancing this diversity."

He further said, "Political circles say Gyeonggi Province must find its identity, but that cannot be forced," and added, "On the contrary, the path that Gyeonggi Province's culture should take is one of generous diversity that embraces Seoul first and embraces the nation with a mother's love."