Mayor Kim Yong-seo Receives Delegation from Longjing City, China

Suwon Mayor Kim Yong-seo received a five-member delegation led by An Myeong-sik, Mayor of Longjing City in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, China, at his office on the 20th.

An Myeong-sik, Mayor of Longjing City who visited Suwon, said, "I was deeply impressed by Suwon's remarkable development," and added, "We would appreciate your keen interest in the Matsutake Mushroom Festival to be held in Longjing City in August."

Mayor Kim said, "I understand that Longjing City is a place where the spirit of our nation resonates, as independence movements were vigorously conducted during the Japanese colonial period," and expressed his hope that "the Matsutake Mushroom Festival to be held in Longjing City will be a great success."

Longjing City, which belongs to Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, is located approximately 20 kilometers southwest of Yanji and covers an area of 2,591 square kilometers with a population of 260,000, of which 68 percent are ethnic Koreans.

Longjing City is a region where independence movements were actively conducted during the Japanese colonial period and is also well known for sites including Daesung Middle School, the grave of poet Yun Dong-ju, Ilsongjung, and the Heilongjiang River.

In particular, Longjing City is home to Longjing Tianbashan Nature Reserve, a nationally designated matsutake mushroom conservation area in China, and possesses abundant underground resources including coal and metal and non-metal minerals, with developed industries in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food processing, metallurgy, and textiles.