Boseong-gun Steadily Preparing for the Era of South Coast Marine Leisure Tourism

Promotion of Yulpo Marine Leisure Hub Project Linked with Blue Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Yongchul] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 29th that it is accelerating the promotion of the Yulpo Marine Leisure Tourism Hub Project, aiming for completion in 2024, ahead of the opening of the South Sea coastal marine leisure tourism era.

The Yulpo Marine Leisure Hub Project was selected in December last year as a public contest project by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and is a large-scale tourism project with a total budget of 48 billion KRW.

Through this project, the county plans to develop Yulpo Beach into a representative beach of the South Sea coast that can be visited regardless of the season, realizing a Boseong-type Blue Economy.

The main plans include preparing to establish a marine complex center, marine activity facilities, an infinity pool, a skywalk, and a leisure ship mooring dock, and it plans to discover additional innovative facilities through a public idea contest held last month.

The project site, Yulpo Beach area, is located in Deukryang Bay and boasts excellent natural scenery with exceptional geographical conditions. In addition, there is the Yulpo Comprehensive Tourism Complex, providing basic tourism infrastructure, and it is a region with high utilization of nearby tourism resources.

The county plans to additionally attract marine SOC projects and promote synergy by linking with the Fishing Village New Deal 300 projects underway at Dongyul Port and Gunhak Port.

An official from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries who visited the Boseong-gun project site on the 28th emphasized, “We will spare no administrative and financial support to ensure the smooth progress of the project.”

County Governor Kim Cheol-woo stated, “We will realize a Boseong-type Blue Economy through the Yulpo Marine Leisure Tourism Hub Project and develop Yulpo Beach into a representative beach of the South Sea coast.”

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