Goheung-gun Holds Final Report Meeting on Jeolido Naval Battle Victory Site Development Project

Implementation Design Promotion until April 2022

Establishment of Jeolido Battle Memorial Hall, History Park, and Ecological Exploration Trail

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shim Jeong-woo] Jeonnam Goheung-gun (Governor Song Gwi-geun) announced on the 3rd that on December 29th, a master plan confirmation meeting for the "Jeolido Naval Battle Victory Site Tourism Ecology Development Project Detailed Design Service" was held at Heungyang Hall in the county office.

The Jeolido Naval Battle was a naval battle that took place on July 19, 1598, between Nokdo and Jeolido. It was the first joint battle commanded not only by Joseon Navy under Commander Yi Sun-sin but also by Ming Navy Commander Jin Lin, where about 50 out of 100 enemy ships were destroyed. Despite its historical significance, this fact has not been sufficiently highlighted.

The "Jeolido Naval Battle Victory Site Tourism Ecology Development Project" aims to widely publicize this historical fact and develop it as a tourism resource by investing a total project cost of 4.5 billion KRW on the site of Geogeum Rest Area, 352 Sinchon-ri, Geumsan-myeon, to create the Jeolido Naval Battle Memorial Hall, Historical Park, and Ecological Exploration Trail.

The project is currently in the stage of commissioning the detailed design. After the detailed design is completed in April 2022, construction will begin to establish the Jeolido Naval Battle Historical Park by the end of 2022, and the Jeolido Naval Battle Memorial Hall is planned to be completed in 2023.

At this reporting meeting, the master plan for the memorial hall’s spatial composition, detailed production, historical park sculptures, ecological trail locations, and structures was finalized.

The Jeolido Naval Battle Historical Park will be designed as a park for rest and healing, inspired by Panokseon (Korean warship) and waves. The park entrance will feature a large standing sign, event and rest areas, a lost Nanjung Ilgi (War Diary) storyboard, Joseon Navy procession, Panokseon observatory, Jeolido exploration deck, Heungyang waves, and a wave-shaped grass plaza.

Governor Song Gwi-geun stated, “We plan to highlight the historical value of the Goheung Jeolido Naval Battle and promote differentiated projects through tourism resource development compared to other local governments.”

Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shim Jeong-woo sevenshim@asiae.co.kr

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