Jeongeup-si Installs 'Night Lighting' on Naejangsan Commercial District Bridge

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City in Jeollabuk-do is expected to gain great popularity as a nighttime resting place for citizens and tourists visiting Naejangsan National Park by installing night lighting on the bridges in the Naejangsan commercial district.

The city announced on the 16th that as part of this year's flagship tourism development project, it invested a total of 350 million KRW to install design lighting with meaningful themes on four bridges in the Naejangsan commercial district (Bongryonggyo, Seraegyo, Sinseongyo, Yeonjagyo).

Through this, the city not only secured nighttime pedestrian safety for citizens and tourists visiting Naejangsan at night but also made it possible to enjoy Naejangsan in a more special way.

On Bongryonggyo (鳳龍橋), lighting was installed that symbolizes the 'nest' embracing the phoenix (鳳), representing the sky, and the dragon (龍), representing the earth, two of the four sacred animals from imagination and legend.

On Seraegyo (西萊橋), the lighting design embodies the 'circle' symbolizing rice paddies and fields, and the 'comb pattern' of the traditional harrow that breaks up clods of earth and smooths the ground.

Sinseongyo (神仙橋) features lighting shaped like clouds that evoke the image of immortals, and finally, Yeonjagyo (燕子橋) has lighting that represents the meaning of the bridge's name, 'Swallow Bridge,' adding vibrant light content to each bridge.

The lights are set to automatically turn on at sunset (5 PM) and will automatically turn off at midnight (11 PM) considering nighttime light pollution and the impact on tree growth.

The city expects that the scenic lighting harmonized with Naejangsan's beautiful natural landscape will provide tourists with a unique visual experience and encourage year-round visits, which will also help revitalize the surrounding commercial areas that have been stagnant due to COVID-19.

Choi Junyang, head of the Tourism Division, said, "We hope this scenic lighting will become a new landmark of Naejangsan," adding, "We plan to steadily promote the Jeollabuk-do flagship tourism development project so that tourists visiting Naejangsan can fully enjoy rest and healing."

Meanwhile, the Jeollabuk-do flagship tourism development project is a five-year plan from last year through 2024, providing 1 billion KRW annually in provincial funds.

It is being promoted with the goal of realizing total tourism linking Jeollabuk-do as a single tourist destination.

Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil gjg7070@asiae.co.kr

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