Shinan-gun Creates Cultural Exhibition Space on the 'Miracle Island Byeongpungdo'

Mandela Center and Management Office Opened... Providing Convenient Administrative and Welfare Services to Residents

The Mandragora Center and Management Office were opened on the 13th on Byeongpungdo, the island of miracles. ⓒ Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) opened the Celosia Center and Management Office on Byeongpungdo Island, known as the 'Miracle Island Byeongpungdo,' on the 13th.

According to the county, the newly established Celosia Center was funded with 2 billion KRW selected last year through the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' Saeteul Village contest project. It aims to enhance the village community and serve as a cultural exhibition space full of attractions for external visitors as well as a comfortable resting place. The center was created by remodeling the closed Jeungdo Elementary School Byeongpungdo Branch, and it is equipped with a multipurpose conference room, four exhibition rooms, restrooms, and more.

Byeongpungdo in Jeungdo-myeon is an island where administration and residents have united to develop specialized resources such as the Celosia flower garden, the Sibisado Chapel known as the 'Island Tiago of Korea,' and the Miracle Pilgrimage Trail. Despite COVID-19, it continues to attract numerous visitors.

Sinan-gun abolished the Byeongpungdo branch office, which was established on March 5, 1988, to provide clean and friendly tourism services to external visitors, improve the quality of life for local residents, and offer experiential administrative services. Following the administrative reorganization of Sinan-gun on March 18, the Byeongpungdo Management Office was newly established, and its opening ceremony was held today.

Governor Park Woo-ryang stated, “To improve welfare services for residents of island areas with inconvenient transportation and to enhance living conditions, we plan to expand and reorganize the management office to alleviate inconveniences faced by marginalized island residents and improve their living environment.”

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