With a privileged geography that serves as a connection between Asia, Siberia and Europe, since its inception, Busan’s location made it a crucial place to establish trade links between the Eurasian continent and the Far East. Today, this unique location has made it one of the most important cities in South Korea, a place where culture, nature and technology flourish and where the future is glimpsed.
Busan is the second largest city in the Asian country, a growth that is due in large part to its important port, which lives up to its legacy of trade and is currently the largest container port in Korea and the sixth largest in the world. In its soaring skyscrapers and modern buildings, the future engines of Korean industries are being developed, since it is a free zone for Blockchain technologies and also houses projects that show what the communities of the future will be like, such as the Busan Eco Delta Smart City, which it is becoming a logistics hub of Northeast Asia.
None of these advances would be possible without its people, who, in addition to being the engine of the city’s progress, are responsible for its cultural richness. In addition to being a fundamental economic center, Busan is a beacon of that Korean culture that has conquered the world, as it houses places that take visitors back to the origins of the country in Buddhist temples, which show the region’s fishing importance in the Market. of Bupyeong, and even that evoke times past with traditional communities reminiscent of the 50s, such as the Gamcheon Cultural Village.
As a cosmopolitan city, this rich culture can also be experienced at its many events that attract thousands of visitors each year. Whether it’s the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), the Busan Fireworks Festival, the One Asia Festival, an international K-pop music event, or the Busan Biennale, this city is home to Korean artistic expressions that must be seen. witness.
Although Busan is an attractive urban area with all these world-class events, it maintains the balance between progress and natural scenery, as it also hides treasures such as magnificent beaches, picturesque cliffs, and mountains. In this sense, every year tourists and locals bathe in the beaches of Haeundae and Gwangalli; while on one side of the Nakdonggang River there is an ecological park that reconnects visitors with nature on forested trails that show landscapes worthy of being photographed.
This harmonious relationship between past, present, future and nature is one of the key reasons why this city is a candidate to host the next World Expo 2030, whose main theme, “Transforming our world, navigating towards a better future”, will present how it will be possible to reconcile the development of technology and the economy as forces for positive change in the face of unprecedented global challenges, such as the climate crisis and the digital divide.
Busan has thus become one of the most important cities in the world and is about to host an event that will positively impact the future.
You can learn more about Busan and its bid for the upcoming World Expo 2030 at the following link: https://www.expo2030busan.kr/eau/index.do
