Suncheon Cultural Heritage Night Tour Selected as an 'Excellent Project for Utilizing Local Cultural Heritage' by the Cultural Heritage Administration

Evaluated as an Excellent Case Linking Cultural Heritage and Old Downtown Revitalization Policies

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 15th that the ‘Suncheon Cultural Heritage Night Tour’ was selected as an ‘Excellent Regional Cultural Heritage Utilization Project of 2021’ hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration.

At the ‘2021 Excellent Regional Cultural Heritage Utilization Project’ awards ceremony held at Hotel ICC in Daejeon, Suncheon City received the Cultural Heritage Administration Commissioner’s Award along with Gangneung City, Incheon City, and Gyeongju City.

The Suncheon Cultural Heritage Night Tour has been selected as a public contest project for six consecutive years since 2016, conducting unique nighttime cultural enjoyment programs in Hyangdong Culture Street and the Christian Cultural Heritage area.

This award is the third following those in 2016 and last year, and the Suncheon Cultural Heritage Night Tour is recognized as a nationwide representative case linking cultural heritage and urban revitalization policies.

In particular, this year, reflecting the with-COVID-19 situation, the city held an online night tour in advance, enhancing promotional effects through online kits and video content.

At the offline night tour held in early November in the Culture Street area, the event was conducted so that visitors could enjoy the largest number of 36 experiential programs nationwide along the movement route, receiving favorable evaluations for well embodying the purpose of the cultural heritage night tour.

An official from Suncheon City’s Culture and Arts Division said, “We plan to discover various contents such as nighttime tours and digital technology integration centered on the downtown area where traditional cultural heritage, modern cultural heritage, and cultural facilities are concentrated.”

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