Seodaemun-gu Hongje-dong 'Yaho Playground' Established

Collecting Ideas from Children, Residents, and Play Activists to Promote the Creation of Tentatively Named 'Yaho Playground'... Installing Zipline (25m), Adventure Slide (10m), Space Net (10m), etc... Designed as an Eco-Friendly Playground Utilizing Natural Terrain and Features... Completion Scheduled for the End of Next Month

Aerial View of Seodaemun-gu Shingihan Playground No. 2 (Tentatively Named Yaho Playground)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) will begin construction this week and create a provisional ‘Yaho Playground’ covering an area of 8,596㎡ in Hongje-dong San 41-30 area by the end of next month.

Following ‘Ttegeul Ttegeul,’ which opened last November, this is Seodaemun-gu’s second Amazing Playground, featuring ▲a 25m-long zipline, the longest among Seoul city playgrounds ▲a 6m-high, 10m-long adventure slide ▲a 10m-high space net with ropes tangled like a spider web.

Additionally, it will be an eco-friendly playground that captures nature and seasonal changes through a forest play yard, forest observation trail, forest classroom, and play hill utilizing natural terrain and objects.

Furthermore, a tunnel play set, rock climbing play set, trampoline, log stepping stones, resident exercise facilities, and hammock resting areas will also be provided.

The creation of the Amazing Playground is a representative cooperative governance specialized project of Seodaemun-gu. To realize a user-centered playground, the district publicly recruited child designers in March this year and held workshops to actively incorporate children’s ideas.

Playground designer and play movement activist Mr. Pyeon Hae-mun was appointed as the chief planner, and a working group consisting of the ‘Childcare’ division members of the Seodaemun Cooperative Governance Council and related officials worked together to enhance the playground’s completeness.

Once construction begins, a ‘Children’s Supervision Team’ will operate to conduct pre-experiences of play facilities and collect children’s desired opinions.

This playground creation is especially meaningful as the park land, which was previously damaged by illegal dumping of household waste and unauthorized farming, will be transformed into a children’s play space and a leisure area for residents.

Mayor Moon Seok-jin of Seodaemun-gu stated, “I hope the Amazing Playground will be loved as a space where children can freely run and play, improve their physical strength, and nurture their dreams and imagination.”

Meanwhile, the district plans to promote the creation of the ‘Amazing Playground No. 3’ next year.

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