Daejeon Old Downtown Selected as an Excellent District for 'Modern Culture and Arts'

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The old downtown area of Daejeon has been selected as an excellent district for 'modern culture and arts.'

Daejeon City announced on the 23rd that the regional modern culture and arts district was selected as an excellent district among about 190 locations nationwide in the 2020 evaluation (2019 operational performance) by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, receiving a prize of 50 million won and an encouragement award.

The regional modern culture and arts district was designated in April 2017, centered around Jungang-ro, which stretches from Daejeon Station to Chungnam Provincial Office.

Previously, the city invested 46 billion won in 22 regional specialized projects focusing on this old downtown area.

Major projects include 'Temi Orae,' which opened in April last year, the 'Deulsseok Deulsseok Old Downtown' program held every Saturday in the old downtown, the Euneungjeongi Sky Road, and the 'Totojeul Festival' held at Jungang Market.

Through these projects, the city explained that it was recognized for contributing to balanced development between the old and new downtown areas by utilizing existing modern cultural heritage such as the Chungnam Provincial Office, leading to its selection as an excellent district.

Kim Jun-yeol, head of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Headquarters of the city, said, "Although the project period within the district will expire next year, the discovery and promotion of projects for revitalizing the old downtown and balanced urban development will continue."

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