10 Nightscape Attractions Created in Incheon Songdo, Yeongjong, and Cheongna

Day and night views of Songdo International City Central Park
[Photo by Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Free Economic Zone areas of Songdo, Yeongjong, and Cheongna International City are transforming into cities beautiful at night.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced on the 23rd that it will promote the "Top 10 Nightscape Attractions Project of the Incheon Free Economic Zone" next year to enhance the prestige as a global city and activate tourism.

To this end, the basic and detailed design service for the project will commence in March next year. The service will analyze the current status and conditions of the nightscapes in Songdo, Yeongjong, and Cheongna, as well as examine excellent domestic and international cases.

Additionally, it will identify the top 10 attractions, design and basic planning for night lighting displays, and prepare plans to link with surrounding tourist sites.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority has selected Songdo Central Park, which was ranked first as the top nightscape attraction in Incheon City's 2018 "Making Incheon an International City Beautiful with Light" project, as the priority site for this project.

The reason for promoting the nightscape attraction project is that despite possessing many excellent and potential nightscape resources, the area was judged to lack appeal.

Accordingly, the plan is to move away from simple methods of illuminating the night and instead use night lighting displays to encourage various nighttime activities, revitalize surrounding commercial districts, and enhance urban vitality.

Furthermore, by linking with Incheon City's night attraction policy projects, the initiative aims to provide visual attractions and utilize them as representative tourism resources of Incheon. Since 2017, the city has recognized the importance of nightscapes and has been progressively implementing projects such as nightscape creation at the Culture and Arts Center and specialized nightscape features at the City Hall Open Plaza.

Lee Won-jae, head of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, stated, "Through the nightscape attraction project, we will develop the Incheon Free Economic Zone into a splendid global city even at night, enhance urban competitiveness, and revitalize the local economy."

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