Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province and Jinan City, Shandong Province (China), Oita Prefecture (Japan), and Gyeongju City, South Gyeongsang Province (Korea) were officially selected as CCEA 2022 at the 12th Trilateral Culture Ministers’ Meeting held on August 30, 2021.
Wenzhou City is located in the center of foreign trade in southern China, and has built a unique culture and language surrounded by mountains and sea on three sides. Jinan City, the capital of Shandong Province, has 72 famous springs and is also called the 'City of Springs'. Oita Prefecture boasts the best hot spring flow and source water in Japan, and is famous as a hot spring area with eight out of 10 types of hot spring water on earth. Gyeongju City is a historical and cultural city that not only has beautiful natural scenery of clean waters and coastline but also a rich cultural environment that earned the nickname of the city as an open-air museum.
Starting from 2022, the four cities will promote urban cultural cooperation through Asian solidarity and Asian empathy, and promote various exchange projects for the sustainable development of CCEA.
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The representatives of the ‘Culture City of East Asia 2022’ receiving the Selection Plaque from the Trilateral Culture Ministers
(Source: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea)
