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Cities can be twinned as an act of diplomacy, because of expat communities, due to shared linguistic origins of their names, to encourage trade and tourism, on account of a shared historical event, similar attitudes or industries or between cities with similar cultural events. Twinned cities tend to be of similar size and population. | Cities can be twinned as an act of diplomacy, because of expat communities, due to shared linguistic origins of their names, to encourage trade and tourism, on account of a shared historical event, similar attitudes or industries or between cities with similar cultural events. Twinned cities tend to be of similar size and population. | ||
== The Ssangdosi == | == The Ssangdosi == | ||
"Ssangdosi" is an abbreviation of the [[Metzi]] word for twinned cities. It is a project which aims to twin one town from every country with each other. Large cities are generally passed over in favour of smaller towns which well represent the culture of the host nation. The five founding members were; [[Janggwari]], [[Metzetta]]; XX, YY; XX, YY; XX, YY and XX, YY. The project was established in 1991 by Pomewa Himchan, firstborn son of [[Pomewa Seulgi|Princess Seulgi]]. | "Ssangdosi" is an abbreviation of the [[Metzi]] word for twinned cities. It is a project which aims to twin one town from every country with each other. Large cities are generally passed over in favour of smaller towns which well represent the culture of the host nation. The five founding members were; [[Janggwari]], [[Metzetta]]; XX, YY; XX, YY; XX, YY and XX, YY. The project was established in 1991 by Pomewa Himchan, firstborn son of [[Pomewa Seulgi|Princess Seulgi]] of Metzetta. | ||
Towns which have joined since then include XX, YY (YEAR) and XX, YY (YEAR). | Towns which have joined since then include XX, YY (YEAR) and XX, YY (YEAR). | ||