TC Activities The Culture City of East Asia (CCEA) 2022 Gyeongju Opening Ceremony 2022.03.25
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The Culture City of East Asia (CCEA) 2022 Gyeongju Opening Ceremony was held on March 25, 2022, at the Woljeonggyo Bridge. The Opening Ceremony, hosted by Gyeongju City and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the ROK, was attended by participants from the Consulate-General of Japan in Busan, previous CCEAs and sister-cities of Gyeongju City. The TCS delegation led by Deputy-Secretary SAKATA Natsuko attended the ceremony. Wenzhou and Jinan of China and Oita Prefecture of Japan delivered remarks and gave introduction to the city through videos. The Gyeongju Opening Ceremony officially marked the beginning of the CCEA 2022 exchange programs between Wenzhou and Jinan of China and Oita Prefecture of Japan, and Gyeongju of the ROK. 

At the Opening Ceremony, Gyeongju City prepared the stage with the overarching theme of “Brilliant Silla Culture Leads to Silk Road,” showing the future of historical and cultural city Gyeongju that contributes to common prosperity and harmony in East Asia, moving beyond the history of peace of prosperity of Silla. Gyeongju Opening Ceremony featured various cultural and art performances by professional musicians and artists, such as taekwondo and traditional dance performances and digital media art performance. 

Since 2014, China, Japan, and the ROK have each designated one city as CCEA and have engaged in trilateral cultural exchanges every year following the agreement made at the 4th Trilateral Culture Ministers' Meeting (TCMM) in 2012. In 2022, Gyeongju of the ROK, Wenzhou and Jinan of China and Oita Prefecture of Japan were designated as CCEAs. With the start of the Opening Ceremony, Gyeongju plans to engage in various cultural exchanges with Wenzhou and Jinan of China and Oita Prefecture of Japan. 

▲ Cultural arts performance 

▲ Digital media art show 

▲ 100+ Audience for the Opening Ceremony

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