Daijakdo Selected for Incheon Island Attraction Project... Discovering 'Seommaleun Seonsaeng' Content

Incheon City announced on the 10th that Daeeijakdo Island in Ongjin-gun has been selected as the target site for the island attraction project.

This year, the city plans to promote the "Incheon Island Attraction Project" as a new initiative, investing a total of 3 billion KRW over three years (including 1.5 billion KRW from county and district funds) to create specialized tourism content and develop it into a premium island destination.

Daeeijakdo, selected this time, is an island belonging to Jawol-myeon, Ongjin-gun, located 1 hour and 30 minutes away by passenger ferry. The surrounding waters were designated as a marine ecosystem conservation area in 2003, and in 2010, it was selected as a target site for the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's premium island project.

Daeijakdo Beach [Image source=Incheon City website]

Daeeijakdo is recognized for its excellent natural environment with representative resources such as the mysterious sand island Puldeung, Buasan Mountain, Jageunpul-an Beach, and Keunpul-an Beach, which have high potential to be linked as tourism resources. It was also evaluated to have excellent potential for infrastructure development, including restoration of the filming site of the movie "Island Village Teacher" and promotion of linked projects with surrounding islands.

Additionally, good accessibility from the mainland and the capacity of the local community (such as the Daeeijak Sea Ecology Village Management Committee and other resident communities) to activate tourism were also considered in the selection for the island attraction project.

Through this project, the city plans to discover and commercialize content utilizing the movie "Island Village Teacher," including restoration of the set and creation of photo zones, and develop and operate tourism products such as "Daeeijakdo with a View of the Stars," trekking and backpacking, and drone-based panoramic Daeeijak Island tours.

Along with this, the city will also promote projects to improve tourism convenience on the island, such as enhancing the tourism guidance system, constructing observatories, and improving transportation environments (operation of electric tourist buses).

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