Gyeonggi Province is to appoint Jackie Chan as a goodwill ambassador for a Korean Wave theme park on Wednesday. Hallyuwood -- a conflation of ¡°hallyu¡± or Korean wave and Hollywood -- features a variety of tourist facilities such as studios where Korean soap operas and films are made, entertainment facilities, museum, shops, Korean cooking classes and restaurants. The park is going up on a 990,000 sq.m site and is to be completed by 2012.
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Actor Jackie Chan (C) poses between actors Liu Fengchao (L) and Wang
Wenje (R) who perform a martial arts demonstration as they arrive for
the screening of the film 'Le Silence de Lorna' at the 61st Cannes Film
Festival on May 19./REUTERS
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¡°We thought Chan is a perfect fit for this position to publicize Korean culture to the world, as he has a deep interest in Korean culture and is on intimate terms with many Korean stars,¡± an official with the Gyeonggi provincial government said.
The martial arts comedian will be present at the Hallyuwood ground-breaking ceremony in Janghang-dong, Goyang City on Thursday, joining Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon and many other Korean celebrities.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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