Jeonju City Transforms Former Landfill Site into a Tourist-Grade Garden... 'This is a Reverse Idea~'

Jeonju City plans to transform the Hodonggol area, which was formerly a landfill site, into a premium garden featuring various contents such as experiences, tourism, and education. Photo by Jeonju City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Gominhyung] The area of Hodonggol, which was once a landfill site, is being transformed into a premium garden that fully embodies the identity of Jeonju and offers various contents such as experiences, tourism, and education.

The city announced on the 25th that it plans to develop approximately 470,000㎡ around Hodonggol Nursery, Natural Ecology Experience Learning Center, and Ajung Lake into differentiated themed gardens and tourist attractions where nature and humans coexist, based on the Jeonju spirit themes of Changsin, Olgodum, Daedong, and Pungnyu.

This is the result of the 'Jeonju Local Garden Basic Plan Service' conducted to fill the Hodonggol area with forests and gardens and create a representative rest and cultural space for Jeonju.

According to the service results, the Hodonggol area will be divided into four themed spaces, consisting of a total of 18 themed gardens and rest and cultural spaces.

The themed spaces include three areas in Hodonggol: ▲Changsin Garden ▲Seonbi (Olgodum) Garden ▲Daedong Garden, and Pungnyu Garden will be established around Ajung Lake.

Based on these service results, the city plans to proceed with administrative procedures such as establishing basic and detailed designs and start garden construction in 2022, aiming for completion in 2025.

At the same time, in 2023, when the three themed spaces in Hodonggol are completed, the area will be registered as a local garden to activate its operation and promote designation as a national garden linked with Ajung Lake.

If designated as a national garden, it will receive budget support for garden management from the government.

Kim Seungsu, mayor of Jeonju, said, “Through the garden, we will secure citizens’ happiness, sustainable jobs, and urban resilience, and develop it as a core hub of an ecological tourism city.”

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