Pohang City Completes Naeyeonsan 'Healing Forest'... Leading Forest Healing Services

Healing Center Operates 6.5km Healing Trail and Various Forest Healing Programs

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the 3rd, Pohang City completed the Healing Forest in Naeyeonsan, Songra-myeon, Buk-gu, and began providing forest healing services.

As the first Healing Forest among local governments in Gyeongbuk Province, Pohang City plans to offer various forest healing programs to promote citizens' health and mental and physical healing in line with the post-COVID-19 era.

'Naeyeonsan Healing Forest' is a forest created to help citizens escape daily stress, feel mental and physical stability from the forest, and enhance the body's immunity by utilizing various forest environmental elements such as phytoncides, negative ions, and natural scenery of Naeyeonsan, one of Korea's top 100 famous mountains.

Pohang City established the Naeyeonsan Healing Forest over a 55-hectare area with a total budget of 4.6 billion KRW. Facilities on the site include a Healing Center (total floor area 833㎡) equipped with a heat therapy room, a cypress foot bath, and a multipurpose auditorium for healing yoga. In particular, a healing garden, Yeoul Plaza, and a negative ion wind bath connected by approximately 6.5 km of healing forest trails have been created to allow visitors to experience various healing programs.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok emphasized, "We will do our best to improve the quality of life and to leap forward as a marine cultural tourism city linked with forest recreation facilities and tourist attractions such as the nearby Bogyungsa County Park, Sabang Memorial Park, Wolpo Beach, and Gyeongsangbuk-do Arboretum."

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