Jangseong-gun Selected for Resident-Led Rural Tourism Content Development Project Competition

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Gil-su] Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 24th that it has been selected for the ‘2020 Resident-led Rural Tourism Content Development Project’ organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Rural Community Corporation.

The ‘Resident-led Rural Tourism Content Development Project’ is a project that departs from the government-led top-down development method and allows residents, who are the main operators of rural tourism, to develop rural tourism content utilizing local resources.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs selected six local governments nationwide (Gyeonggi 1, Gangwon 1, Jeonbuk 2, Jeonnam 1, Gyeongnam 1) after three rounds of screening. Jangseong-gun, the only one selected from Jeonnam Province, will receive up to 140 million KRW in national funding until 2021.

The Jangseong rural tourism council ‘Byeol-ui-byeol Sup Nadri’ selected in the contest plans to develop meditation and yoga programs that train the body and mind in nature over two years, and commercialize tourism products by making forest lunch boxes and pure milk bread using local food.

Through the development of outdoor experience programs centered on ‘healing and leisure’ and local food, cultural and economic revitalization of the rural community is expected.

Yoo Doo-seok, the mayor of Jangseong-gun, said, “I hope this selection in the contest will serve as a stepping stone to promote the revitalization of the local community,” and added, “I hope rural tourism will take a leap forward and become a good opportunity to achieve ‘Wealthy Rural Jangseong.’”

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