Imsil-gun, Okjeongho Tourism and Imsil N Cheese Two Wings "Wide Open"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] The representative regional specialized tourism industry of Imsil-gun, including the Okjeongho tourism development and the Imsil N Cheese Food Cluster promotion project, is expected to gain further momentum.

According to the county, the ‘2021-2025 Jeollabuk-do Eastern Region Development Project Plan’ was finally approved at the ‘2020 2nd Jeollabuk-do Eastern Region Development Committee (Chairman Choi Yongbeom, Vice Governor of Jeollabuk-do)’ and will actively promote the regional specialized tourism industry.

Jeollabuk-do plans to support 6 cities and counties in the eastern region with 6 billion KRW annually from 2021 under the ‘Ordinance on Supporting the Development of Jeollabuk-do Eastern Region’ to strengthen competitiveness through regional specialization and to promote balanced regional development through strategic projects.

In line with this, Imsil-gun will promote the ‘2nd phase Seomjingang Eco Museum Construction Project’ to revitalize regional specialized tourism and the ‘3rd phase Imsil Cheese Food Cluster Promotion Project’ in response to post-COVID-19 market changes.

Since May last year, the province has reviewed the completeness and feasibility of the 5-year master plan through in-depth discussions and on-site inspections involving the Balanced Development Team of the Jeollabuk-do Policy Planning Office, planning and project departments of the 6 cities and counties, and related experts.

Since March last year, the basic plan for the 2nd phase Seomjingang Eco Museum has been established, and since July last year, the ‘3rd phase Imsil Cheese Food Cluster Basic Concept and Feasibility Study’ has been conducted in the cheese food industry sector, producing detailed and effective project plans.

The ‘2nd phase Seomjingang Eco Museum Construction Project’ plans to invest 25 billion KRW from 2021 to 2025, focusing on Okjeongho Bung-eo Island and the area around Unam Bridge as core hubs, expanding waterfront tourism infrastructure such as mountain sports experience facilities, suspension bridges, and skywalks, thereby completing an eco-friendly ecological tourism hub in the Okjeongho area.

The ‘3rd phase Imsil Cheese Food Cluster Promotion Project’ will invest a total of 17 billion KRW from 2021 to 2025, including the operation of the Imsil N Cheese Business Group, activation of startups, expansion of matured cheese facility infrastructure, establishment of caf?-style sales outlets for Imsil N Cheese in metropolitan areas, promotion of Imsil N Cheese experiential tourism, and marketing activities.

Through this, the sustainable cheese industry will be upgraded to the next level, and together with the Imsil Cheese & Food Research Institute, new challenges will be undertaken to develop and commercialize high value-added regional specialized foods using Imsil lacquer as a medicinal crop.

With the Eastern Region Development Project plan finalized, the county plans to complete detailed execution plans by the end of this month and promptly complete preliminary administrative procedures such as local finance investment reviews.

County Governor Shim Min said, “We will open the Seomjingang Renaissance era through the Seomjingang Dam Okjeongho ecological tourism hub and secure growth engines for the entire region including industry, tourism, and jobs through Imsil Cheese,” adding, “We will rapidly build a premium tourism belt connecting Seomjingang Okjeongho, Imsil N Cheese, Seongsusan, and Osu Pet Animal to firmly lay the foundation for the era of ten million tourists.”

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