Chungnam Province to Build 'Marine Leisure Center' on Wonsando Island, Boryeong

Chungnam Province will build the ‘Wonsando Marine Leisure Center (hereinafter referred to as the Center)’ in the Wonsando Beach area of Boryeong by 2026.

Aerial view of Wonsando, Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do. Provided by Chungcheongnam-do.

According to Chungnam Province on the 24th, Boryeong City was recently selected in the ‘2023 National Marine Leisure Tourism Hub Contest’ hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, securing a total project cost of 40 billion KRW (20 billion KRW in national funds).

The Center is a core project of Chungnam’s initiative to create a ‘Global Marine Leisure Tourism City’ and will be built with facilities specialized for year-round powered and non-powered water leisure activities and marine safety education.

Indoors, a two-story marine leisure facility (Wonsando Ocean Planet) will be established, including an endless pool, wave pool, general pool, and aqua climbing. Outdoors, marine experience facilities (Wonsando Ocean Front) such as a pier mooring facility and unit surf pool (artificial surfing), as well as land experience facilities (Wonsando Ocean Trail) including trails and auto camping sites, will be developed.

Chungnam Province plans to promptly transfer the national funds to Boryeong City as soon as they receive them from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to expedite the Center’s construction project.

No Taehyun, Director of the Marine and Fisheries Bureau of Chungnam Province, said, “Starting with the Center development project, we will link five islands in Chungnam including Wonsando to create a ‘Sunset Economic Zone’ hub where golden sunsets shine by 2030, and establish a ‘Global Marine Leisure Tourism City’ encompassing marine leisure, ecology, healing, and cultural arts.”

He added, “We will do our best to make the Chungnam West Coast, centered on Wonsando, the optimal location for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ national agenda of ‘Complex Marine Leisure Tourism City Development.’”

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