Jangseong-gun Launches 'Rural New Vitality Plus Project Promotion Team'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Gil-su] Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 21st that the ‘Jangseong-gun Rural New Vitality Plus Project Promotion Team’ (hereinafter referred to as the Promotion Team) has officially launched.

Previously, Jangseong-gun was finally selected as the target area for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ public contest ‘2019 Rural New Vitality Plus Project’ in April last year.

Accordingly, the county plans to invest 7 billion KRW by 2022 to promote the ‘Hinoki Forest Harmony (林) Healing Travel Project,’ where youth and villages participate together.

The project aims to develop the area around Chukryeongsan Mountain in Jangseong, the nation’s largest hinoki cypress plantation, into a healing travel destination, and the basic planning process is currently underway.

The Promotion Team will discover the ‘Action Group,’ the core implementing entity of this project, and will comprehensively manage the project including capacity-building initiatives and resident organization. The project leader is Kim Yong-geun, former professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Seoul.

Yoo Doo-seok, the mayor of Jangseong-gun, said, “With the launch of the Promotion Team, the revitalization of the local community utilizing the Chukryeongsan hinoki forest leisure tourism resources has gained momentum,” adding, “Through the Rural New Vitality Plus Project, we will develop Chukryeongsan into a platform for tourism, economy, and community development.”

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