Gwangju City News

From the Gwangju Metropolitan City website (http://gwangju.go.kr)

Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that dog safety measures have been strengthened since February 11 in accordance with the amendment to the enforcement regulations of the Animal Protection Act.

Looking at the reinforced safety measures, dog leashes are limited to within two meters; however, in multi-family / multi-unit houses (jutaek) or public spaces inside multi-family houses, dogs must be fully restrained, such as by holding the dog directly, holding the dog by the nape of the leash, or grabbing the handle of the chest leash.

Violation of the regulations will result in fines of 200,000 won for the first time, 300,000 won for the second and third offenses, and 500,000 won for negligence, respectively.

Gwangju City publicized this amendment through each autonomous district administrative welfare center and residents' associations. In the future, the city plans to continuously inform the public through the Animal Protection Welfare Campaign and the Animal Protection Honorary Guard.

Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that the Gwangju 2022 Hyundai Archery World Cup will be held in Gwangju in May 2022.

This competition will be held at the Gwangju International Archery Center for seven days, starting with the official practice match on May 16 and ending on the 22nd as a prelude to the 2025 World Archery Championships. A total of 355 people, including 241 players and 114 executives, completed the registration process for the event.

The Archery World Cup is one of the three big events for archery along with the Summer Olympics and the World Archery Championships.

Gwangju succeeded in hosting the 2025 World Archery Championships in December 2021, beating Madrid, with plans to further enhance its capacity to host the World Archery Championships through this year's Archery World Cup.

The Archery World Cup is held five times a year in major countries on each continent, and the top eight players in each event are selected from the first to fourth rounds to play the final match in the fifth tournament. This year, the top eight players will be selected from the first round (Antalya, Turkey), second round (Gwangju, Korea), third round (Paris, France), and fourth round (Medellin, Colombia), and the final match will be held as the fifth tournament (location TBA).

There are ten competitions, including five recurve divisions (two male and female individual matches, one group, and one mixed), and five compound divisions (two male and female individual matches, two groups, and one mixed).

Gwangju City established the Archery World Cup Task Force (TF) team in January 2022 and is working closely with the Korean Archery Association and the Gwangju City Archery Association to spur the preparations for the competition, including accommodation, transportation, and stadium facility planning.

Gwangju Metropolitan City has completed inspection and maintenance of 350 Tarangge bicycles and 51 stations currently in operation in preparation for an increase in bicycle users in the spring.

In addition, 782 shared bicycles deployed in Gwangju City, five district offices, and subway stations have also been maintained and cleaned, ready to welcome users.

Tarangge, or shared bicycles, are being actively used as a means of exercise and leisure beyond short-distance transportation. In particular, it is expected that many citizens will use Tarangge for spring outings as they have expanded their operating scope since November 2021 and are now available in the Gwangju Stream area, where spring flowers are in full bloom. In fact, Tarangge's March 2022 usage record was 2,003 units, a 1.5-fold increase compared to February.

Anyone over the age of 15 can use a Tarangge bike. The bikes can be rented any time of the year between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. after registering as a member and paying on the Tarangge app or website. Citizens who have trouble using a Tarangge bike can use a shared bicycle free of charge by visiting city hall or the nearest district office.

Gwangju City will continue to make every effort to create a favorable environment for cycling by continuously maintaining and expanding bicycle paths and auxiliary facilities. In the second half of this year, the city plans to significantly improve the Tarangge application to increase user convenience and gradually expand its operating hours, area, and scale through surveys.

Tarangge website: https://tarangge.gwangju.go.kr Gwangju Dong-gu (East District) Office News

The Dong-gu Humanities Hall, a remodeled house in Dong-gu, Gwangju, is establishing itself as a humanities guest room where residents can gather for the first time in three months since its official opening in January 2022.

The site consists of the newly expanded Humanities Hall, shared kitchen, and garden, and will be used as an exhibition space, lecture hall, and tea room. The hall will host the Darakbang Music Tour (April 13 – July 27 from 2–4 p.m. every Wednesday), the Climate Table (April 14 – July 21 from 2–4 p.m. every other Thursday), the Movie Humanities Theater (April 14 – August 18, 7–10 p.m., every other Thursday), the Dong-gu Tea Room, the Neighborhood Master 1 and 2, Yeongheung Restaurant, and other traditional programs.

Residents wishing to participate in the program can download the application form from the Dong-gu website and submit it by email (carretbob@korea.kr) or by phone (062-229-1709 or 062-608-2175). Note that there is a participation fee based on a first-come, first-served basis.