7 Tourist Attractions in Jeonnam Region Selected for 'Korea's Top 100 Tourist Spots'

Suncheonman Wetland and Boseong Green Tea Fields 5 Consecutive Years

Suncheonman Wetland.

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seven famous tourist destinations in Jeonnam have been selected as the ‘2021~2022 Korea Tourism 100 Must-Visit Places’ for Koreans.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 29th, seven tourist sites in Jeonnam were selected for the 2021~2022 Korea Tourism 100, which is chosen every two years by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

The selected tourist destinations in Jeonnam are Mokpo Marine Cable Car, Yeosu Odongdo & Expo Marine Park, Suncheonman Wetland, Damyang Juknokwon, Goheung Aedo, Boseong Daehan Tea Plantation, and Sinan Purple Bridge.

The Korea Tourism 100 is designed to recommend representative tourist destinations that foreigners visiting Korea must see, selected based on a comprehensive evaluation of representativeness, attractiveness, and growth potential.

Among these, Suncheonman Wetland and Boseong Green Tea Fields have been selected for five consecutive years since the Korea Tourism 100 began in 2013, while Odongdo & Expo Marine Park and Juknokwon have been selected four times consecutively, establishing themselves as attractive Korean tourist destinations.

Kim Byung-joo, Director of Tourism, Culture and Sports Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, “In Jeonnam, besides the seven places selected for the Korea Tourism 100, there are many stay-type tourist destinations scattered throughout where both domestic and foreign visitors can escape daily life and enjoy leisure. We will also do our best in quarantine activities at tourist sites so that visitors can enjoy safe travel at Jeonnam’s most Korean marine, ecological, and cultural tourist attractions.”

Detailed information about the ‘2021~2022 Korea Tourism 100 Must-Visit Places’ can be found on the Korea Tourism Organization’s website ‘Korea Tourism Online’.

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