The Cheongju-si Municipal Chapter (head: Ahn Deok-ho) of Chungcheongbuk-do held the “2016 Unification Consensus Festival of Cheongju Citizens” on June 15, 2:00 pm at the Cheongju Gymnasium, with over 500 people participating including North Korean refugees, multicultural families, and local residents.

Held to raise awareness of the issue of unification and form a consensus based on Korean history and shared vision of unification, the event started with a pre-ceremony wherein messages were written to “create a unified Korean peninsula.” This was followed by a performance from the Gwon Seol-gyeong Art Troupe of Pyongyang on the theme of “Unification and Integration.”

As the second part of the event, “Citizens of Cheongju, Challenge! Unification Golden Bell Tournament” was held. Mr. Choi Gi-seok (62) from Mochung-dong, who was the last person standing, was declared winner.

A mini-athletic competition followed as the third part of the event, where unification ball rolling and hitting the jackpot of unification bonanza took place for the purpose of strengthening the resolve for actively fostering peaceful unification and integrating the will of the nation.