Wando-gun Stands Out at Marine Healing 2023 K Agricultural and Fishing Villages Festival

Military Self-Developed Pack, Ampoule, and Bath Therapy Products Draw Attention

Received Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Award in Marine Healing Sector

Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do participated in the ‘2023 K Agricultural and Fishing Villages Festival’ held at Suwon Convention Center from the 9th to the 11th, promoting the Wando Marine Healing Center and the marine healing industry, which is set to open in September.

Participated in the '2023 K Agricultural and Fishing Villages Festival' held at Suwon Convention Center to promote Wando Marine Healing Center and the marine healing industry.
[Photo by Wando-gun]

According to the county on the 13th, the ‘K Agricultural and Fishing Villages Festival’ is an exhibition fair where local governments and companies participate to discover various policy contents to revitalize agricultural and fishing villages, which are facing crises such as low birth rates, ultra-aging populations, and youth outflow, leading to concerns about regional extinction.

This year, 160 exhibition booths were operated, and the county jointly operated a pavilion with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Taean-gun to enhance the competitiveness of the marine healing industry.

In particular, Wando-gun attracted visitors’ attention by showcasing marine healing therapy products developed independently by the county and to be used at the Wando Marine Healing Center.

The therapy products include mud packs that help with skin beauty and waste removal, seaweed high-concentration ampoules using plant softening technology effective for skin condition recovery and moisturizing, bath additives that help relieve tension and moisturize the skin, and scrubs that aid in skin nutrition and exfoliation.

One visitor said, “Since the products are made from resources from the sea, I became interested in them and felt that I definitely want to experience marine healing.”

An Hwan-ok, the marine healing officer, stated, “We have established strategies to strengthen and promote the Wando marine healing brand, and with the core facility, the Marine Healing Center, opening in September, we will do our utmost to promote the marine healing industry so that Wando’s marine healing industry can thrive.”

Team Leader Kim Kwang-ho, Head of Marine Healing at Wando-gun, received the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Award at the 'K-Rural Agricultural and Fishing Village Festival'.
[Photo by Wando-gun]

Since being selected as a leading local government for the marine healing industry in 2017, Wando-gun has built and operated various public facilities such as the Marine Climate Healing Center, Marine Culture Healing Center, and Marine Healing Park, and plans to grand open all healing facilities along with the Marine Healing Center in September.

The Wando Marine Healing Center will operate 16 healing therapy facilities utilizing marine healing resources such as seawater, mudflats, and seaweed, including a thalassotherapy pool, meditation pool, seaweed foam and mud therapy rooms, and seawater mist room.

Meanwhile, at the side event ‘K Agricultural and Fishing Villages Festival Grand Prize,’ Kim Kwang-ho, team leader of the marine healing facilities under the marine healing officer, was honored with the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Award in the marine healing category.

Wando = Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil just8440@asiae.co.kr

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