Pre-candidate Shin Jeong-hoon: "Transform Naju Old Downtown into a Joseon City..."

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Shin Jeong-hoon, the Democratic Party of Korea's preliminary candidate for the National Assembly representing Naju·Hwasun, Jeonnam, stated on the 13th, "Naju's old downtown, which has been the center of Honam for the past thousand years, is facing difficulties due to rapid depopulation," and added, "We will promote the nation's only Joseon City Project befitting its status as Honam's foremost historical and cultural city."

To this end, preliminary candidate Shin plans to consult with the Cultural Heritage Administration to promptly and perfectly complete the restoration of the fortress walls around the Naju-mok government office site, a landmark of the Joseon city, and the four main gates of Naju Eupseong Fortress.

This initiative follows the local residents' request for accelerated progress in the old downtown regeneration and cultural heritage restoration projects during President Moon Jae-in's visit to Naju in July last year. Given President Moon's keen interest, Shin expresses confidence in securing the necessary budget.

In the mid to long term, there are plans to enact the "Special Act on the Maintenance of Historical and Cultural Areas" to continuously and stably support the Joseon City Project.

Additionally, by attracting a regional tourism hub city project worth 100 billion won from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the plan is to serve as a catalyst connecting the urban regeneration projects led by old downtown residents with the Joseon City Project.

Preliminary candidate Shin Jeong-hoon said, "We will make Naju's old downtown the nation's only Joseon city, turning it into a place for historical education and utilizing it as an urban regeneration project and tourism resource to revitalize the old downtown."

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