Damyang Bamboo Festival Selected as a Cultural Tourism Festival

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Damyang-gun, Jeonnam announced on the 2nd that the Damyang Bamboo Festival, a regional brand enhancement and representative tourist attraction event, was selected as a Cultural Tourism Festival in the 2020-2021 Cultural Tourism Festival evaluation.

The Cultural Tourism Festival is a tourism brand certified by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which evaluates festivals held nationwide for their potential as tourism products. This year, the grading system was abolished, and 35 festivals were selected under a single Cultural Tourism Festival grade.

The Damyang Bamboo Festival has solidified its status as a representative festival of Korea by being selected as an Excellent Cultural Tourism Festival for five consecutive years since 2012, and as a Best Cultural Tourism Festival for three consecutive years since 2017, followed by its selection as a Cultural Tourism Festival.

At last year’s festival, emphasis was placed on the playful value of bamboo, strengthening bamboo-related play content such as the Bamboo Experience Playground, which increased satisfaction among family tourists.

Unique nighttime contents such as the Bamboo Proposal using Bonghwangru at Juknokwon, the Crescent Moon Photo Zone at the Fountain Plaza, and the Starlight Landscape Lighting were introduced, earning the festival recognition as a stay-type festival.

With the selection of the Bamboo Festival as a Cultural Tourism Festival, national funding support of about 120 million won over two years and indirect support such as promotion and marketing linked with the Korea Tourism Organization will be expanded, making it possible to create a more substantial festival.

A county official said, “The Bamboo Festival is the only festival held domestically and internationally using bamboo as its theme, presenting programs that allow the public to empathize with the diverse values of bamboo,” and added, “We ask for interest and support so that we can continuously discover excellent bamboo-related content and grow into a global festival enjoyed by people around the world.”

Meanwhile, the 22nd Damyang Bamboo Festival is scheduled to be held from April 30 to May 5 at Juknokwon and the Gwanbangjerim area, themed around the agricultural culture of Damyang that has been intertwined with bamboo.

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