Gwangju and Zibo agreed that both cities would activate their economy as well as exchange and develop local cultures through cooperation on the basis of similar histories and cultural backgrounds.

Both cities recognized their similarities in local environments and characteristics through the exchange of letters and by visiting each other in friendly exchanges from April 2002. Thus, both cities recognized the necessity of friendly relationships for mutual benefit and development.

Industrial city with a unique character in the Pan-Bo Hai zone of China Open city along the Shandong peninsula.
"City of Ceramics", famous as the home of silk. Zibo is located in the middle of the Shandong peninsula, borders on Taesan, a World Heritage site, to the south and the Yellow River, the vein of the Chinese land, to the north.

With abundant natural resources, Zibo has approximately 50 kinds of minerals in its land. Among them, a huge quantity of Bauxite, fire-resistant clay, limestone, kaolin, coal and iron boast superior quality. They are evenly contained in major reserves in Shandong.

Tourism Resources
Zibo has a number of relics from the origin of the Qi dynasty culture because it was the capital of the Qi. Renowned cultural relics such as relics of the Qi dynasty excavated in Linzi are national-level historic relics; the Dongju horse and chariot tomb and the Ancient Chariots Museum demonstrate the strong power of Zibo in the past. Zibo is called an "underground museum" because of the extensive cultural relics from the Qi Dynasty and is designated as the first cultural relics preservation zone in China.

	Total	National Road	Local Road	Railway
Total	4,015	280	3,177	558

-	Improve the understanding of different cultures and art and increase international awareness.
-	Build a bridge for personnel exchanges in culture, art and ceramic fields.

-	Build an international infrastructure through advanced technology and information exchange between companies.
-	Build an infrastructure for international exchange of and cooperation in manufactured goods between both cities.

-	Cultivate an international sense through cultural experience and field trips.
-	Form an environment for exchange and cooperation among schools (elementary and middle schools) in both cities.
-	Promote personnel and materials exchange and cooperation among social groups such as women's groups or senior citizen's groups.

-	Promote public officers' training in administration and technology fields.
-	Pursue mutual development through benchmarking in advanced administration and policies.