PHOTOS: Rival regions seek harmony through cultural fest
By Kim Dong-wooPosted : June 25, 2024, 16:58Updated : June 26, 2024, 08:09
SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province are holding a joint festival in Seoul to promote exchanges between the two regions, which have been politically at odds throughout history.
The third annual event is underway at Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul, from Monday to Wednesday. The festival features a dance contest, music concerts, an art exhibition, a tourism fair, media shows and an agricultural market.
A joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province takes place at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors walk around an agricultural market operated as part of a joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A visitor looks at agricultural produce on sale at a market operated as part of a joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A visitor tries food at an agricultural market operated as part of a joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A visitor presses the stamp at a joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province takes place at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A visitor looks at a painting displayed at a joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors look at a painting displayed at a joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province takes place at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors play a game at a joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Bottles of soju, Korea’s traditional distilled liquor, are displayed at a joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Korea’s traditional refreshments are displayed at a joint cultural festival between North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
