Boseong-gun Successfully Hosts the 7th Beolgyo Mudflat Leisure Boat Competition

A Fulfilling Event Enjoyed by Both Locals and Tourists, Making the 3-Year Hiatus Seem Meaningless

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Cheon-seok] The 7th Beolgyo Mudflat Leisure Boat Competition in Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, which resumed after three years due to COVID-19, concluded successfully with the participation of many tourists.

Held on the 27th in Jangyang-ri, Beolgyo-eup, the leisure boat competition allowed locals and tourists to return to their childhood and fully experience the mudflats during the late vacation season.

Starting with leisure boat racing, the event featured mudflat futsal competitions, mudflat wrestling matches, and various side events and exhibitions such as catching mudflat creatures with bare hands, mudflat treasure hunts, and making mudflat boat mood lamps.

County Governor Kim Cheol-woo said, “This competition, utilizing the Boseong Mudflat boats, a nationally important fishery heritage, held at the Beolgyo Cheonsang Mudflat registered as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site, will remain memorable for both tourists visiting our region and local residents.”

Meanwhile, during the event, tourists were provided free meals including Jjajangmyeon, Jjajangbap, seaweed jelly bean soup, and green tea. As prizes, Boseong Love Gift Certificates and local specialties were used to promote the local economy, receiving great responses from both locals and tourists.

The 7th Beolgyo Mudflat Leisure Boat Competition was held under the theme “Finding the Future at Beolgyo Mudflat,” set against the backdrop of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Boseong Beolgyo Mudflat, offering an event that anyone could enjoy freely.

Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Cheon-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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