Gochang-gun Wins 'Grand Prize' at Jeonbuk Province Saengsaeng Village Contest

[Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jae-gil] Jeollabuk-do Gochang-gun (Governor Yu Gi-sang) announced on the 30th that the ‘Heungdeok-myeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project’ was selected as the ‘Best Village in the Rural Area Development Category’ at the ‘8th Saengsaeng Village Making Contest’ hosted by Jeollabuk-do.

The Heungdeok-myeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project was selected through a public contest by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and a total project cost of 8 billion KRW was invested from 2015 to last year.

The project included the construction of the Harmony Center (2 floors above ground, 1,498㎡), creation of the Green Care Learning Center (4,321㎡), main street maintenance (940m), renovation of Heungdeok traditional market, and capacity-building projects.

In particular, the Harmony Center, completed last year, is a complex cultural facility equipped with a gym, village caf?, small library, youth cultural center, multipurpose auditorium, and dance practice room.

From the project planning stage, the steering committee and residents actively participated to create facilities needed by the local community.

Through this, various cultural programs and clubs such as health training, aerobics, yoga, painting classes, nongak (traditional Korean percussion music) groups, vinegar research association, and saxophone clubs have been operated, revitalizing resident use and exchanges between the Heungdeok-myeon hub and nearby villages.

The Heungdeok-myeon Rural Hub Project was selected as the best village in the Jeollabuk-do evaluation, securing the right to represent the province in the national competition in the rural area development category.

Governor Yu Gi-sang said, “We will also work closely with the steering committees and local residents of six other myeon, including Asan-myeon, where rural hub and basic living base projects are underway, to improve the quality of life for residents.”

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