Muan Lotus Festival, Decisive Cancellation Announced with Hope for Next Year

Decision on Concerns Over COVID-19 Cluster Infections

Muan County and the Muan County Festival Promotion Committee held a meeting of the Festival Promotion Committee and decided to abruptly cancel the 24th Muan Lotus Festival scheduled to be held in July. (Photo by Muan County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) and the Muan County Festival Promotion Committee (Chairman Park Il-sang) announced on the 26th that they held a Festival Promotion Committee meeting on the 25th and decided to abruptly cancel the 24th Muan Lotus Festival scheduled to be held in July.

The Lotus Festival is a representative festival of Muan County, attracting more than 160,000 tourists every year with an Ice Zone to enjoy the hot summer coolly and various experiences and performances using “yeon” (lotus).

However, as COVID-19 has not subsided recently and the Itaewon club cluster infection is spreading, there were concerns about mass infection due to close contact if a large-scale festival is held. After close consultation with the Promotion Committee, it was decided to cancel the festival.

Park Il-sang, Chairman of the Muan County Festival Promotion Committee, expressed his regret, saying, “Although accessibility has improved from downtown areas such as Gwangju due to the opening of the riverside road, and preparations for welcoming guests are being intensified, including tree transplantation, flower garden creation, and installation of a local food pavilion to provide delicious food, considering the safety of residents and tourists as the top priority, we have inevitably decided to cancel this year’s festival.”

Meanwhile, although the festival was canceled, Muan County plans to focus on non-face-to-face online promotion by conducting visit certification events targeting major tourist attractions in the area such as Hoisan Baekryeonji and Hwangto Gaetbeol Land.

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