Shinan-gun, 547 Sea Dikes Spanning 276 km, World's 'Most and Longest'

Official Highest Record Certification by WRC World Records Committee

Shinan-gun has been officially certified by the World Record Committee (WRC) as holding the longest cumulative length of sea dikes. (Photo by Shinan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 26th, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it has been officially certified by the World Record Committee (WRC) as holding the highest record for having the most and the longest cumulative length of embankments among single local governments.

This record of Sinan-gun was first certified as the official highest record by the Korea Records Institute last September, and then challenged the WRC world record. After eight months of meticulous review, it was certified as the official highest record by the WRC.

The WRC is a professional record certification company established in California, USA, for the international promotion of highest records.

Sinan-gun, mostly composed of islands, has been constructing embankments based on reclamation projects to create farmland in order to solve food shortages since before the 1900s.

In 1728 (the 4th year of King Yeongjo), an embankment was constructed in Seogeunwonan, Palgeum-myeon, where the tidal range is less, to start creating farmland. During the Japanese colonial period, 213 embankments were built to produce grain for war materials.

As a result, a total of 547 embankments were constructed, ranging from the smallest Amtae Nonchibang embankment at 40 meters to the largest Dochodo Dorak embankment at 5,100 meters, with a total length of 276 km, the longest in length.

The embankments, originally built to secure farmland, now serve various functions. They are also used as coastal roads and bicycle paths, transforming into unique places where tourists visiting Sinan can see and enjoy.

Governor Park Woo-ryang said, “‘Purple Island,’ Sinan’s representative tourist destination, is gaining great popularity as a representative tourist course using the embankments,” and added, “We will actively utilize embankments on small islands like Banwol and Bakji to create islands people want to visit and walking paths they want to walk on, so that tourists will continue to come.”

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