Timing of 'King Jeongjo's Royal Procession Reenactment' Joint Event Under Adjustment

Regarding the reenactment of King Jeongjo's royal procession—a joint initiative by Gyeonggi Province, Suwon City, and Seoul—the Province is reportedly taking on a mediating role to reach consensus between Suwon and Seoul, which hold differing views on the timing of the event.

The Province announced it is coordinating with both municipalities over the event's timing, as Seoul's 'Hi Seoul Festival (May)' and Suwon City's 'Hwaseong Cultural Festival (October)' are scheduled for different months.

Additionally, the Province plans to secure a 5 billion won budget for next year's King Jeongjo Royal Procession Reenactment event.

On this matter, Suwon City maintains that since the King Jeongjo Royal Procession Reenactment is a major cultural festival in the Suwon region honoring King Jeongjo, it cannot agree to changing the October timing.

A Suwon City official stated, "There has been no agreement with Gyeonggi Province or Seoul regarding the event's timing or the route of the procession," and explained, "The city's position is that the King Jeongjo Royal Procession Reenactment should be held in October."

King Jeongjo's royal procession refers to the royal entourage that embarked in 1789 after King Jeongjo, the 22nd king of Joseon, moved his father Crown Prince Sado's (Prince Janghheon's) tomb to Hwasan in Suwon District (present-day Taean-eup, Hwaseong City) in 1776, and set out to pay respects at the site.