Sejong Lake Park Selected as One of the 'Top 100 Korean Tourist Attractions'

Aerial view of Sejong Lake Park. Provided by Sejong City

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City announced on the 29th that the area around Sejong Lake Park has been selected as one of the '2021~2022 Korea Tourism 100 Spots.'

The Korea Tourism 100 Spots is a list of 100 representative tourist destinations recommended for Koreans and foreigners visiting Korea, selected biennially since 2013 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

This year's Korea Tourism 100 Spots were finalized by evaluating 198 sites, including previously selected spots, tourist destinations recommended by local governments, and the most visited tourist sites, through a three-stage process: first, a document review; second, on-site inspection; and third, a selection committee review.

Notably, experts from tourism academia, the travel industry, travel journalists and writers participated in the evaluation process, and big data from mobile carriers, navigation services, and social networking services (SNS) were utilized in the assessment.

Sejong achieved the distinction of having Sejong Lake Park, the National Sejong Arboretum, Sejong Central Park, and the pedestrian bridge (scheduled for completion in July) selected as Korea Tourism 100 Spots.

In particular, Sejong Lake Park, the largest artificial lake installed within an urban area in Korea, features various themed artificial islands such as Festival Island, Stage Island, Water Play Island, Water Flower Island, and Wetland Island, earning high marks for accessibility and usability by citizens.

For more detailed information about the Korea Tourism 100 Spots, please visit the Korea Tourism Organization’s website ‘Korea Tourism Online’.

Lee Hyun-gu, head of the Tourism and Cultural Heritage Division of Sejong City, said, “The city has been striving to develop diverse tourism content within the region,” adding, “We will continue to promote Sejong’s strengths of experiencing nature within the city to both domestic and international audiences to enhance its status as a tourist attraction.”

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