Jangheung-gun Recognized for Cultural Policy, Wins 'Korea Cultural Value Awards Special Prize'

Jangheung County received a Special Award at the 3rd Korea Cultural Value Awards. (Photo by Jangheung County)

[Jangheung＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 15th, Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it received a special award at the ‘3rd Korea Cultural Value Awards’ hosted by the Korea Cultural Value Research Association (Chairman Kim Myung-gon, former Minister of Culture and Tourism) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Now in its third year, the Korea Cultural Value Awards were established in 2019 to enhance Korea’s cultural value by discovering and promoting excellent cultural policies through evaluating local government heads’ cultural pledges, policy development, and implementation.

This year’s evaluation targeted the cultural policy projects of the 7th local government heads from 17 metropolitan and 226 basic local governments nationwide. The selection was made through a two-stage process: first, expert review in relevant fields on three categories and nine indicators including cultural budget, policy participation, cultural value creation, and goal achievement; second, evaluation committee review.

Jangheung-gun has made various efforts to build high-quality cultural infrastructure and revitalize local culture.

In particular, Jangheung-gun received high marks for solidly promoting differentiated cultural policy projects such as the public art project ‘Embracing the Yeyang River,’ the operation of the ‘Year of Visiting Haedongsa Temple in Jeongnamjin Jangheung,’ the creation of a cultural and artistic complex space utilizing abandoned industrial facilities, and the development project of historical and cultural resources commemorating the 110th anniversary of independence activist Ahn Jung-geun.

County Governor Jeong Jong-sun said, “It seems that the diverse cultural policies utilizing abundant historical and cultural assets have led to good results,” adding, “We will continue to build infrastructure to revitalize culture and tourism and create ‘Jeongnamjin Jangheung, the place where Korea’s excitement begins,’ embracing the charm of culture and arts.”

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