Namyangju Wangsuk Stream Culture Festival Executive Committee Successfully Concludes the 12th Wangsuk Stream Culture Festival

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] The "12th Namyangju Wangsuk Stream Culture Festival" successfully concluded on the 25th with high citizen participation.

Hosted and organized by the Namyangju Wangsuk Stream Culture Festival Executive Committee (Chairman Choi Jong-chan), this year's festival was held under the theme "Rest Like a King, a Day of Passing Through," progressing as a citizen-participation festival that harmonized nature, traditional experiences, and diverse performances.

The highlight of this festival was undoubtedly the "Royal Procession," which recreated Joseon royal court culture. Traditional costumes, mounted troops, and ceremonial units marched through the area surrounding Donam Sports Park, vividly presenting the origin of the Wangsuk Stream's name and captivating audiences.

The "Mudfish Catching Experience" held at the Wangsuk Stream Water Play Area was the most popular with children, and the venue was filled with energy as the children's laughter harmonized with parents' smiles.

In addition, various experience booths including △tteok-mochi pounding △traditional games △drone experiences △park golf △futsal were operated, adding to the ambiance of a bountiful autumn festival.

Performances on stage included those by the Namyangju City Choir, Gyeongbok University's Practical Music Department, and neighborhood community center clubs, while invited artists Ha Tae-woong and Lee Seung-yul's performances also received enthusiastic responses.

Many citizens also visited the food trucks and flea markets set up throughout the event venue, and conversations and laughter shared with neighbors heightened the festival's atmosphere.

Chairman Choi Jong-chan stated, "This year's festival concluded even more meaningfully thanks to the interest and participation of many citizens," and added, "We will continue to develop the Wangsuk Stream Culture Festival so it can become a festival representing not just Dasan 1-dong but all of Namyangju City."

Namyangju Mayor Ju Gwang-deok said, "I find it very meaningful that the Wangsuk Stream Culture Festival is providing citizens with rest and leisure, and is becoming a festival that further enhances Namyangju's unique identity and prestige," and continued, "Going forward, I will do my best to enable Namyangju to leap forward as a city that surpasses the imagination of scholar Dasan Jung Yak-yong, beyond imagination itself."