The Gateway to the Moon City Namwon, 'Chunhyang Tunnel,' Undergoes Major Transformation

Renovated through Landscape Development Project

Photo by Namwon City Provided

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Namwon City, Jeonbuk, has newly renovated Chunhyang Tunnel, the gateway and face of Namwon, through landscape creation.

On the 28th, the city announced that it transformed the previously featureless 'Chunhyang Tunnel' into a tunnel symbolizing the traditional cultural city of Namwon by actively incorporating the opinions of citizens and visitors.

Previously, a visitor welcome sculpture was installed at the entrance of Chunhyang Tunnel, depicting Chunhyang swinging on a swing, Lee Doryeong watching her, and the moon, a resource symbolizing Namwon.

However, there were opinions that it was somewhat insufficient to instill the symbolism of Namwon as the 'City of the Moon,' and the colors emphasizing a warm and cozy feeling had faded over time, leading to continuous demands for improvement.

Accordingly, from the end of last year until recently, through a landscape creation project, the city demolished the existing tiled roof and expressed the golden-colored wall surface with the silhouette of a hanok tiled roof, metaphorically representing the traditional cultural city of Namwon.

Also, at the tunnel entrance facing Namwon, the phrase "Korea's Representative Cultural City," written in brush calligraphy by Song Ha-jin, Governor of Jeonbuk Province, was installed, and surrounding lighting was added so that the tunnel entrance landscape can be enjoyed like an artwork even at night.

A city official said, "Chunhyang Tunnel is the gateway and face of Namwon," adding, "This landscape creation further highlights the symbolism of Namwon as the City of the Moon and firmly establishes the brand of Korea's representative cultural city."

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