Gwangju is where the cultures of Asia converge
Gwangju: A Home for Asian Culture, Reaching Out to the World
Through arts and cultural exchange, Gwangju will enhance cultural creativity and become a focal point for cooperation among Asian countries.
Vision"A Window to Asian Culture for the World"
With Asia, to the World Through Culture
- Developing Gwangju into a cultural city where Asian cultures and resources are exchanged, thereby promoting mutual growth with countries across Asia
- Developing Korea into a window for balance between Eastern and Western cultures and for openness and communication, thereby enhancing cultural diversity and national competitiveness
Target of PolicyDevelopment of Gwangju as the Hub City of Asian Culture
The term “Hub City of Asian Culture” means a regional unit where special national support measures are implemented to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, a range of activities including the research, creation, education, and industrialization of Asian culture through cultural exchanges with Asian countries (Article 2 of the Special Act on the Development of Hub City of Asian Culture).
- 01City of Asian Cultural Exchange
- A globally oriented hub city for Asian cultural exchange, where Asian cultures are exchanged and brought together and research, education, and creation form a continuous cycle, as well as an international cultural community
- 02City of Asian Peace and the Arts
- A city that takes arts and culture worldwide to a new level through creative work, research, and exchanges among Asian artists, realizes freedom and peace through arts and culture, and lays the foundation for social integration
- 03Future-Oriented Cultural Economy City
- A next-generation cultural economy city that makes culture an engine of regional economic growth and realizes a high-value-added, emotion-driven economy
