Korean Comics goes to 40th Angouleme Comics Festival, France
The special exhibition for Korean Comics will be held on Jan. 31st to Feb. 3rd, 2013(local time in France) during the 40th Angouleme International Comics Festival, one of the biggest international comics festivals, in Angouleme, France.
The Angoulême International Comics Festival (French: Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême) is the largest comics festival in Europe, and the second biggest in the world after the Comiket. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.
The exhibition will show dynamic history of Korean Comics and Korean “webtoons” at the first time to all the people from the world. Webtoon is a new style comics that releases digital comics through the Web. Its name comes from the "Web" and "cartoon".
<photo 1 : The poster for the Special Korean Comics Exhibition in 40th Angouleme International Comics Festival, Angouleme, France. The Exhibition will be held on Jan. 31st to Feb. 3rd, 2013.>
<photo 2 : A festival visitor passes by the Special Korean Comics Exhibition. The exhibition shows renaissance period for Korean Comics, 1980 to 1990. This Special Exhibition is the second time after 2003 in 10 years in Angouleme International Comics Festival.>
Disaster Experience Center in Bucheon City
Today is the day when children have a drill against disaster situation at Bucheon Disaster Experience Center, located in Bucheon Training Center of Civil Defense, Bucheon City, South Korea.
This center has several experience programs for children to prepare for disaster, such as evacuation drill from fire, wearing a gas mask, and practicing artificial respiration.
The center is giving children in winter vacation “Real Experience Against Disaster” till Feb. 15th, 2013. Whoever wants to attend it can apply it by a phone call, +82-32-625-4035 or 4037.
<photo 1 : Children are experiencing several activities against disaster situation at Bucheon Disaster Experience Center, Bucheon City, South Korea. They are wearing gas masks and a boy is practicing artificial respiration with a dummy.>
Bucheon City Makes Public Restrooms at the Park Easy and Clean
Sosa-gu, a district of Bucheon City, will spend USD $1.7 million to rebuild parks in 1st half of 2013
Sosa-gu, a district of Bucheon City, revealed its plan to rebuild fifty-nine parks in its area on Jan 29th, 2013. The plan contains changing old facilities into new ones such as playgrounds, rest areas, and restrooms.
For example, Sosa-gu will renew the restroom at Sanse Park in its area. The new restroom will be decorated with clean, easy, and new images. Sosa-gu has employed twelve persons to make the parks clean.
<photo 1: Bucheon City shows a new design for restrooms at the parks in a district area of Bucheon, Bucheon City, South Korea, on Jan 29th 2013>
Enjoy Cartoons on the Bus and Stairs in Bucheon
Opening ceremony of Bus Cartoon Gallery and Cartoon Stairs on Jan. 24th 2013
Bucheon City Opens Bus Cartoon Gallery on Local Bus #70-2 and Cartoon Stairs at Bucheon Station
On Jan 24, 2013 Bucheon City and Korea Agency for Cartoon & Picture open Bus Cartoon Gallery on two buses of local line #70-2, which commutes between Bucheon Station and Yoido that is an island in the Han river, Seoul.
The Bucheon’s cartoon character, named “BBAEGOM”, is displayed outside the bus.
<photo 1: The Buchen's cartoon character, named "BBAEGOM" is displayed outside the bus in Bucheon City, South Korea. You can see the message "Cheer up today!". This bus line commutes between Bucheon Station and Yoido, an island in Han river, Seoul.>
<photo 2: You can see the cartoons on the windows inside the bus. Bucheon City opened Bus Cartoon Gallery on local bus line #70-2 on Jan 24, 2013.>
And you can enjoy the cartoons on the stairs at Bucheon Station.
The stairs is decorated with cartoon characters and a message which says “Cheer up today!”
<photo 3: The stairs are decorated with a cartoon and a message "Cheer up today!" at Bucheon Station, Bucheon City, South Korea. >
Bucheon City Helps Foreign Residents and Multi-cultural Families
3% of Bucheon population is foreigners
There are 26,000 foreign residents in Bucheon city. The numbers of multi-cultural families and foreign workers are getting bigger and bigger.
Bucheon City makes programs to help foreign residents
The center, Bucheon Support Center for Multi-Cultural Families, will release a newspaper for foreigners twice a month. And thirty-six foreign supporters who live in Bucheon City successfully will help new comers and connect them to the Support Center.
Foreign residents are already our neighbors
Mansoo Kim, the mayor of Bucheon City, said that “Bucheon City will do its best to help foreign residents and multi-cultural families to settle down here.They are already our neighbors.”
<photo 1: Bucheon people came together to experience multi-culture during December 8 to 9, 2012, at Korean Women’s Training Center, Gangneung City, Gangwon Province, South Korea. This event was held by Bucheon Support Center for Multi-Cultural Families.>
<photo 2: Many women are taking a cooking class. A chef explains how to cook. The cooking class for multi-cultural women is held once a week at Bucheon Support Center for Multi-Cultural Families. Call +82-32-320-6392>
Open A New Blog to Promote Bucheon City
I'm Jonathan Lee in Bucheon City, South Korea
I'm Jonathan Lee. This name is my English name my father made for me. My Korean name is Wonyeong Lee. Please call me Jonny. I'm a student at a middle school.
I'm interested in history, travel, and promoting my hometown, Bucheon City which is located in South Korea.
A new blog for culture, events of Bucheon
My new year's resolution is writing a blog about my hometown. So I've opened my new blog to inform culture, events and history of Bucheon City to all the students over the world.
Would you come with me and share information about your hometown?
