Osan City Receives Certificate of Appreciation from Sister City Suncheon

Osan City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Gwak Sang-wook) announced on the 28th that it received a certificate of appreciation from sister city Suncheon for its significant contribution to the successful hosting of the Suncheon Bay International Garden Exposition held in Suncheon last year, having provided high-quality and diverse performances to visitors.

On the 27th of last month, officials from Suncheon City, including Kang Gong-bae, Director of Safety and General Affairs, visited Osan City and presented the certificate of appreciation, noting that the beautiful traditional Korean music and choral performances presented by Osan City's Korean Music Branch and Women's Choir during the 'Osan City Culture Day' event held as part of the Local Governments Day activities during the exposition period last year received enthusiastic response from many visitors to the exposition venue.

Suncheon City officials subsequently visited Osan Gwangseong Elementary School (Principal Song Chang-mo) and presented another certificate of appreciation, expressing gratitude for the participation of many Gwangseong Elementary School students in submitting works to the 'Bridge of Dreams' Art Museum installed at the garden exposition venue last year.

The 'Bridge of Dreams' is a world-renowned art museum where approximately 140,000 children from 16 countries around the world participated, with paintings depicting their own dreams and hopes displayed on a bridge installed over water.

A Suncheon City official stated, "As the 'Suncheon Bay Garden,' which is confirmed to be designated as Korea's first national garden, reopens on April 20th, we hope that many citizens and students from sister city Osan City will visit."

Meanwhile, Osan City and Suncheon City have actively promoted friendly exchanges centered on shared values of ecological resource conservation where humans and nature coexist and lifelong learning cities where learning and enjoyment coexist, as well as key initiatives in the fields of education and culture, since concluding a sister city agreement in January last year.