Foreign Military Officers' Families Visiting Purple Island in Sinan-gun Upon Admission to Korea National Defense University

MOU Signing Scheduled on the 7th of Next Month for Tourism Promotion between Sinan-gun and the Korea National Defense University

[Sinan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] Sinan County welcomed a visiting group of foreign military officers' families who are enrolled in the security course at the Korea National Defense University on the 30th.

Brigadier General Shabbir from Pakistan, along with officers and families from 10 countries totaling 26 people, toured Sinan Purple Island and Angel Island Bonsai Park on that day.

The Sinan County visit program, organized by the Korea National Defense University, was conducted to showcase Sinan County?with its diverse island culture and beautiful scenery?as a representative tourist destination of South Korea to foreign officers.

The visiting group participated in the Purple Island tourism culture by wearing the island's symbolic purple masks and purple clothing, enjoying the purple color selected as the color of the year by the global color research institute Pantone.

Sinan County is a frequent vacation spot for President Jeong Hae-il of the Korea National Defense University, who has visited several times recently.

Sinan Purple Island, designated as the world's best tourism village by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), and Angel Island Bonsai Park, which offers a bright view of the seaside, were recommended exploration sites by President Jeong.

The county plans to sign a business agreement with the Korea National Defense University on the 7th of next month to continue conducting exploration programs aimed at revitalizing tourism.

A county official stated, “We are striving to establish Sinan County exploration as part of the Korea National Defense University’s educational programs, and we hope that the foreign military officer students who visit will help widely promote Sinan County and contribute to friendly exchanges between countries.”

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