Wando-gun, Healing for Residents and Tourists through Visiting Marine Therapy Program

Nordic Walking and Flower Tea Tasting, Marine Healing Food Sampling Held on Cheongsando

Wando-gun conducted an on-site marine healing program at Sinheung-ri Beach in Cheongsando. (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 9th that it held a visiting marine healing program on the 5th at Sinheung-ri Beach in Cheongsando, receiving positive responses from participants.

Marine healing is a health promotion activity that heals the body and mind by utilizing various marine resources in a pristine natural environment.

The clean and beautiful sea, sky, and surrounding scenery stimulate the visual senses to help relieve stress, the sounds of waves and wind stimulate the auditory senses to promote mental stability and concentration, and sunlight and wind touching the skin help boost immunity.

Additionally, the smell of the sea affects the sense of smell, marine aerosols rich in minerals are good for the bronchial tubes, and marine healing foods containing nutrient-rich seaweed and local specialties stimulate the appetite.

This program was conducted for a total of 78 people including local residents, students and teachers of Cheongsan Middle School, and tourists, in the order of Nordic walking, flower tea tasting, and marine healing food tasting.

Nordic walking was conducted using Nordic poles on a course from Sinheung-ri Beach to Moksom for about an hour, and flower tea tasting included Camellia Quince beverage made from camellia flowers produced in Cheongsando with added quince, three types of flower teas, and Cheongsando sprout barley coffee made from sprout barley produced in Cheongsando.

Participants also tasted marine healing foods such as seaweed tteokbokki with added Kkosiraegi, kelp, and tot, and Cheongsando tot barley bread.

Mr. Kim, who came from Goheung to Cheongsando to participate in the program, said, “It was my first time experiencing marine healing, and exercising while looking at the open sea made my body and mind feel lighter. I hope there will be more opportunities like this in the future.”

A Wando-gun official said, “The visiting marine healing program was conducted for the first time this year to provide marine healing experiences unique to Wando for island residents and tourists who visit the islands for healing,” adding, “We plan to visit island areas quarterly in the future.”

The next visiting marine healing experience will be held on the 19th at Bogildo.

Meanwhile, Wando-gun has been conducting marine healing programs since August 2018, with a total of 99 sessions and 8,730 participants so far. This year, the program was delayed due to COVID-19 and started on the 29th of last month at Myeongsasimni Beach in Sinji, and inquiries from tourists are flooding in.

For the June program schedule, please contact the Marine Healing Support Team at the Marine Healing Division of Wando County Office.

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