Gwangyang-si Initiates Inspection of Key Tourism Infrastructure Facilities

Visit to Haevichi for Night Scenery, Baealdo Marine Pedestrian Bridge, and Island Garden
Request for Safe and Prompt Implementation and Strengthening Branding through Storytelling

[Gwangyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik] On the 14th, Gwangyang City in Jeollanam-do announced that it has begun on-site inspections of key tourism infrastructure projects by region, which are being developed as future strategic industries under the 7th local government administration.

The city’s Tourism and Culture Environment Bureau officials visited Gwangyang Haebichi-ro, Baealdo, and Mangdeok Port areas over two days from the 12th to the 13th to receive progress reports and discuss management plans.

This inspection was conducted to understand the current status of the core tourism projects the city has been promoting, identify issues and areas for improvement, and explore branding through strengthened storytelling.

On the first day, Director Park Young-su visited Gwangyang Haebichi-ro, the target site for the creation of the Yi Sun-sin Bridge Beach Tourism Theme Street, toured the Haeoreum Overpass, and comprehensively reviewed the progress of the connecting paths and landscape lighting.

On the following day, he visited Mangdeok Port and Baealdo, including the final stage of the Baekdudaegan Endpoint Tourism Attraction Project?the construction site of the Mangdeok Port to Baealdo sea footbridge?and the island garden developed on Baealdo.

Additionally, he visited the zip track construction site, part of the restoration of the Seomjin River waterway and the establishment of water leisure infrastructure, received progress reports, and listened to on-site opinions.

Gwangyang Haebichi-ro, Baealdo, and Mangdeok Port areas are key spaces in Gwangyang tourism focusing on large-scale tourism infrastructure development such as Haeoreum Overpass, nightscape, moonlight beach, zip track, and island gardens to realize the vision of “a tourism city where citizens enjoy tourism in daily life and tourists return.”

In particular, the two sea footbridges connecting Baealdo Neighborhood Park, Baealdo, and Mangdeok Port are currently undergoing a naming contest, and the Baealdo island garden has completed final maintenance and is about to be fully opened.

Park Young-su, Director of the Tourism and Culture Environment Bureau, said, “As this is an important time when the efforts that Gwangyang City has devoted are becoming visible and bearing fruit one by one, I hope thorough on-site management will be carried out to prevent any safety accidents or poor construction until the very end.”

He added, “Let us work together to continuously expand tourism infrastructure and strengthen storytelling and branding to spread the image of a tourism city.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang tourism is focusing all efforts on realizing a stay-type tourism city that shines day and night under the vision of “Turning the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity and realizing a tourism city that citizens and tourists can feel.”

Gwangyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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