Wando-gun Breaks Ground on Yaksan Marine Healing Experience Center Construction

Construction of seawater bath, seawater walking experience facility, and marine healing deck

Perspective view of the seawater walking experience facility to be created at Yaksan Marine Healing Experience Center ⓒ Asia Economy

[Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] As Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do accelerates the marine healing industry, construction of the ‘Yaksan Marine Healing Experience Center’ began at the end of last month.

According to the county on the 9th, the ‘Yaksan Marine Healing Experience Center’ will be built on Mountain 123-1, Haedong-ri, Yaksan-myeon, with an investment of 2 billion KRW to create facilities such as a seawater bath, seawater underwater walking experience facility, and marine healing deck.

The county plans to build small-scale facilities to preserve the surrounding natural environment such as forests and the sea as much as possible, with completion scheduled for January next year, pilot operation in February, and full operation in March.

In particular, by operating in connection with the ‘Yaksan Coastal Healing Forest,’ which includes healing forest trails and meditation resting areas, it will be developed as a complex space where forest healing and marine healing can be experienced simultaneously, unique nationwide.

The seawater bath, measuring 176.58㎡, is a facility where hydrotherapy such as half-body and full-body baths can be done in a bathtub filled with seawater.

Seawater bathing helps to expel waste products from the body and promotes blood circulation and metabolism.

Additionally, after hydrotherapy in the seawater bath, an open marine healing deck will be created to enjoy wind therapy, promoting qi and blood circulation and expelling toxins from the body.

The seawater underwater walking experience facility is a space where visitors can enjoy foot baths, seawater walking, and underwater meditation along a seawater path of about 25 meters, accompanied by music and marine scenery, providing seawater healing therapy.

Using seawater healing therapy helps to promote metabolism and provides mental and physical relaxation effects.

The Yaksan Coastal Healing Experience Center program will be operated as a specialized healing program linking the forest healing resources of the ‘Coastal Healing Forest’ with nearby marine resources.

Meanwhile, with the groundbreaking of the Yaksan Marine Healing Experience Center, use of the ‘Yaksan Coastal Healing Forest,’ which is currently in pilot operation, has been restricted since November.

Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil ckp6737@asiae.co.kr

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