Monday, March 27, 2017

Recruiting participants for the Korean traditional culinary experience








Suwon is offering a program to help interested participants experience Korean food using a wide variety of themes and promote the excellence of Korean cuisine. Make sure to apply if you‘re interested in the program.


  • Program duration: March 14 ~ November 30, 2017
  • Program hours: 3 hours of activities daily
  • Eligibility: all citizens and tourists
  • Charge : KRW 25,000 for 3 hours (including material costs)
  • Application method: apply by telephone (031-247-5612) or e-mail (swcf_kr@swcf.or.kr)


Suwon hosting an event to celebrate the ‘World Water Day’

Suwon Cultural Foundation is set to host the ‘Saem, saem, saem, we love clean water’ event at the Barunsaem Children's Library in celebration of the 25th annual World Water Day.
With this event, the Foundation aims to teach children the importance of water and raise their awareness on issues such as water shortage and water pollution. It also intends to instill the habit of saving water every day.
Various programs including the originals of illustrated environmental story book “No more clear skies,” exhibition of environment-related books, movie screenings, and classes to make mini water purifiers or mini humidifiers will be offered as part of the event.
Meanwhile, ‘World Water Day’ was declared and designated as March 22 of each year by the UN in 1993 in an attempt to stop water shortages and overcome pollution issues, which have continued to deteriorate, and to remind the world of water and its importance.

Additionally, it aims to increase awareness regarding the significance of acknowledging problems related to the supply of drinking water and preserving water resources. It also seeks to enhance participation and cooperation from government, non-government, and private organizations in organizing events for World Water Day.

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival, selected as a proud local festival in 2016










The 53rd Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival was selected as ‘2016 Proud Local Festival’. This awards ceremony evaluated more than 2000 domestic local festivals and selected 12 outstanding festivals. The 53rd Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival was held under the theme “In-in hwarak_communication, sharing, empathy”. King Jeongjo’s Royal Parade to his father’s tomb reenacted by Seoul and Suwon is the largest royal military parade in the capital area, and was recognized for its potential to grow and develop into a world-class tourism festival. It was broadcasted live in real time for the benefit of domestic and foreign tourists who are interested in Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival as well as the visitors to the festival, thus confirming its status as one of the most enjoyable and open festivals. The conferring of this award has confirmed that the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival held at the World Heritage Site, Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, is becoming one of the leading festivals in Korea, utilizing Suwon’s differentiated cultural resources and human resources.

http://shcf.swcf.or.kr/