Mokpo City Selected for Drone Night Show Contest to Adorn the Night Sky

Utilizing Bukhang Noeul Park and Peace Plaza Mokpo Maritime W Show in September-October

Bukhang Sunset Park, popular for its crowds of tourists. Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seung-hyun Jeong] Mokpo City in Jeollanam-do announced on the 12th that it has been selected for the Jeollanam-do Drone Night Show contest project and will receive 50 million KRW in provincial funding.

Jeollanam-do conducted this contest project in connection with the 2022-2023 Jeollanam-do Year of Visit to provide various attractions using the province's night scenery and drones, and to promote stay-type tourism.

To select one city or county as the contest project site, the province chose Mokpo through a selection committee composed of experts in tourism and festivals, who evaluated proposal presentations on project plans, commitment to implementation, expected effects, and sustainability measures.

The city plans to hold a drone night show event (tentatively named Mokpo Sunset :D Show) once a month from September to October at Bukhang Sunset Park, featuring a drone show and media facade storytelling the Little Prince who loves sunsets against the backdrop of the West Sea sunset.

The ‘Mokpo Sunset :D Show’ signifies ▲Drone Jeonnam, tourism and future industries of Mokpo ▲Dance expressing the excitement and charm of the Southwest region through the drone show ▲:D symbolizing the joyful Mokpo tourism from morning to night with a smile ▲Delicious representing the city of taste, Mokpo, and the flavors of Jeonnam.

The city expects the drone night show to serve as a catalyst for revitalizing tourism and commercial districts in the Bukhang area, where visitors can enjoy Bukhang Sunset, Yudalsan Mountain, Mokpo Marine Cable Car, Mokpo Bridge, and the 9 Flavors at the Mokpo Marine Fisheries Complex Center.

Additionally, in connection with the Tourism Hub City project, the city plans to develop experiential programs to evolve the event into a sustainable nighttime tourism product rather than a one-time project.

A city official stated, “Mokpo, which has Jeollanam-do’s representative nighttime tourism content called Mokpo Marine W Show, has created an opportunity to leap forward as a nationally recognized nighttime tourism city by being selected for the drone night show contest project. It is also significant that the nighttime performances are held respectively in the new downtown of Peace Plaza and the old downtown of Sunset Park.”

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