Yongin City to Create Premium Pilgrimage Trails

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is embarking on the creation of a 'Premium Pilgrimage Trail.'

On the 30th, Yongin City announced on the 31st that it signed a business agreement with the Suwon Diocese of the Catholic Church at the Suwon Diocese Hall auditorium to establish the 'Premium Pilgrimage Trail.'

According to the agreement, Yongin City will provide administrative and financial support to widely promote the historical significance of the premium pilgrimage trail being developed around Euni Holy Site, Songol and Handeokgol Holy Sites, Gochogol Chapel, and the area around the grave of John Lee Yun-il. The Suwon Diocese will actively cooperate in the creation of the pilgrimage trail and strive to further uncover the history of Catholicism in the Yongin area.

The two organizations also agreed to mutually cooperate in the promotion and operation of the premium pilgrimage trail and to form a working committee to make the trail a world-class cultural heritage site.

The city plans to develop tourism courses linking the premium pilgrimage trail with nearby tourist attractions such as Seokpo Forest Park and Yongin Central Market, and to encourage visits from domestic and international Catholic believers and the general public by developing various programs like stamp tours.

Baek Gun-gi, Mayor of Yongin, said, "The pilgrimage trail connecting Euni Holy Site to Mirinae Holy Site is a great heritage and asset of Yongin City where history and culture are alive," and promised, "We will create a premium pilgrimage trail that becomes a landmark where all citizens can reflect and rest beyond religion."

Lee Yong-hoon, Bishop of the Suwon Diocese, expressed, "It is very meaningful and joyful to establish a premium pilgrimage trail in this place where the traces of Korea's first priest, Father Kim Dae-geon, remain, and I am grateful for Yongin City's cooperation," adding, "Modern people are facing great spiritual difficulties, and the natural resting space being created in this area will be a great help in terms of healing."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.