Cheongsong-gun Wins 'Excellence Award' at the 1st Korea Fair Tourism Awards... The Only Winner from Gyeongbuk

Cheongsong-gun received the Excellence Award at the 1st Korea Fair Tourism Awards.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] Cheongsong-gun recently received the ‘Excellence Award’ as the only local government and organization in Gyeongbuk at the 1st Korea Fair Tourism Awards held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building for the ‘Oxygen Cafe Cheongsong Garden Crape Myrtle Complex Development Project’ in collaboration with the Cheongsong Village Chiefs Association.

The Fair Tourism Awards are hosted by the Peace Winds Korea Fair Tourism Forum, a foundation under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Since January 2021, the award has been given to key figures such as heads of local governments and local council members nationwide, linked with social organizations, who lead regional job creation, regional economic revitalization, and sustainable fair tourism activation.

The evaluation criteria included 17 items such as the ratio of fair tourism resident businesses, resident participation, regional contribution, and ecological and cultural preservation.

Cheongsong-gun was recognized for sharing the purpose of the project with local residents during the creation process of the Crape Myrtle Complex and contributing to establishing it as a representative tourist destination of Cheongsong-gun through the ‘Oxygen Cafe Cheongsong Garden Crape Myrtle Complex Development Project.’

The ‘Oxygen Cafe Cheongsong Garden Crape Myrtle Complex Development Project’ is a cooperative governance policy project carried out through public-private collaboration. From the complex development stage, the identity was preserved in a reasonable way through broad resident participation.

A Cheongsong-gun official said, “This result acknowledges the policy achievements promoted through mutual cooperation between the public and private sectors,” adding, “We will ensure fair transactions between tourists and the local community without environmental destruction.”

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