Gochang-gun Holds Special Event to Celebrate UNESCO World Heritage Listing

Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk announced on the 30th that it will hold a special event to commemorate its inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Earlier this month, the county simultaneously achieved designation as a ‘Global Geopark’ (13 geological sites including Byeongbawi) and a ‘Memory of the World’ (records of the Donghak Peasant Revolution, including the Armed Proclamation Document).

UNESCO World Heritage Registration Commemoration_Blank Quiz [Photo by Gochang-gun]

To celebrate this, the county is conducting a special event through the ‘Visit Gochang Year SNS’.

Visitors who visit all UNESCO World Heritage-related tourist sites and verify it on their personal SNS accounts can receive up to 150,000 KRW worth of Gochang Love Gift Certificates and souvenirs.

At the same time, a Reels upload event and a quiz event will be held, offering generous gifts such as coffee and ice cream (gifticons).

The event period will run sequentially for one month from today, allowing many tourists to participate in various ways.

A county official said, “We hope this will be an opportunity for many tourists to visit Gochang in celebration of the World Heritage inscription.”

Gochang = Kim Jaegil, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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