Seongnam Water Playgrounds 25 Locations Reopen for 25 Days After 3 Years

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will open 25 water play areas including Tancheon Stream, parks, and playgrounds on the 25th of this month.

This is the first reopening in three years since the spread of COVID-19. The water play areas will be open until August 21.

There are five water play areas along Tancheon Stream: in front of Samjeong Apartment in Taepyeong-dong, in front of Mannachurch in Yatap-dong, next to Hwangsaeul Park in Sunae-dong, in front of Singi Elementary School in Jeongja-dong, and in front of Bulgok Middle School in Gumi-dong. These are equipped with showers, snack bars, and shaded rest areas.

There are 11 water play areas in parks: Hope, Dandae, Yeongjang, Eunhaeng, Daewon, Sagimakgol, Neunggol, Wirye Station History, Taehyeon, Hwarang, and inside Gosan Park. Among these, the Gosan Park water play area will be operated after facility handover.

There are nine water play areas in playgrounds: Eunbitnarae in Sanseong-dong, Pureun Kkum in Sujin 2-dong, Kkummaeul in Sangdaewon 2-dong, Jahye in Geumgwang 2-dong, Yangjimal in Yangji-dong, Naduri in Seongnam-dong, Pureun Kkum in Geumgwang 1-dong, Jeongdaum in Sinhung 2-dong, and the Children's Playground in Yangji-dong.

The park and playground water play areas feature play facilities such as ground fountains, combined play equipment, and water sliders.

Seongnam City will assign safety personnel at each water play area to ensure children's safety.

The operating hours of the water play areas are from 10 a.m. to between 5 and 7 p.m. They will be closed every Monday or Sunday for regular disinfection, water quality inspection, and facility maintenance.

Seongnam City's water play areas have been popular urban summer retreats, with a total of 23 locations in the summer of 2019 attracting an average of 4,000 visitors per day and 280,000 visitors in total.

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