Suwon City Introduces History, Culture, and Tourism Resources at '2023 Tours Fair in France'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-seong] Suwon Special City participated in the '2023 Tours Fair in France (2023 Foire de TOURS)' held in Tours, France, a sister city, to promote Suwon's history, culture, and tourism resources.

The '2023 Tours Fair' is being held from the 5th to the 14th at the Tours Exhibition Hall (PARC EXPO TOURS), where visitors can discover new products and services and meet experts from various fields, with an annual visitor count reaching 350,000.

This year's fair's guest country of honor is South Korea, and Tours established a Suwon City Tourism Promotion Booth within the Korea Theme Pavilion to commemorate the sister city relationship.

Suwon City introduced the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Suwon Hwaseong Fortress and Suwon's history, culture, and tourism resources to fair visitors. The city also promoted specialized projects of the Suwon Convention Center, including the '2023 Healing Falling Suwon Hwaseong' four major festivals to be held this fall and the '2023 International Children's Book Festival.'

The booth displayed traditional Korean sewing room craft works, traditional patchwork cushions, Korean folding tables, and tea sets, and operated a photo zone. Visitors received Suwon City tourism souvenirs such as stickers, badges, and ballpoint pens, which were well-received.

The Suwon Municipal Performance Group performed 'Royal Guards' on the fair's stage from the 5th to 7th.

Suwon Special City Mayor Lee Jae-jun, who visited Tours to conclude a sister city agreement, visited the exhibition hall on the morning of the 6th to observe the fair.