Suwon Holds New Year's Bell-Ringing and Sunrise Celebration at Hwaseong Haengung Plaza

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City held year-end and New Year celebrations with citizens around Hwaseong Haengung Plaza from the evening of December 31 to the morning of January 1.

A 'New Year's Eve Concert' was held on the special stage at Haengung Plaza starting at 10:30 p.m. on December 31, and at midnight, a bell-ringing ceremony took place at Yeomingak, marking the beginning of 2024, the Year of the Dragon.

The bell-ringing ceremony was attended by Mayor Lee Jae-jun, Suwon City Council Chairman Kim Ki-jung, city council members, and citizen representatives, who rang the bell for approximately 20 minutes.

The New Year's sunrise celebration took place at Seojangdae on the morning of January 1.

At the event, Mayor Lee Jae-jun said, "In this new year of the Dragon, I wish all citizens health and happiness."

Following the bell-ringing ceremony, a tteokguk distribution event was held at the event booth in Haengung Plaza. Mayor Lee Jae-jun served tteokguk to citizens. The New Year's sunrise celebration began at Seojangdae at 7 a.m. on January 1.