Kim Seong, Jangheung County Governor, Visits Central Government Agencies to Propose Establishment of 'National Mountaineering School'

Meeting with Nam Seong-hyeon, Director of the Korea Forest Service, Proposal for Establishing Cheongwansan Forest Healing Center and Hiking School

County Governor Kim Seong: "We will secure the necessary budget based on accurate data and evidence"

Kim Seong, the governor of Jangheung County, visited central government ministries on the 23rd to secure the 2024 national budget projects and promote ongoing projects.

According to the county on the 25th, Governor Kim visited the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Forest Service in succession to explain the project implementation plans and request budget allocation.

(On the left) Kim Seong, Jangheung County Governor, is explaining to Nam Seong-hyun, Director of the Korea Forest Service, about the establishment of the National Cheongwansan Hiking School.
[Photo by Jangheung County]

During a meeting with Nam Seong-hyun, the head of the Korea Forest Service, that afternoon, Governor Kim proposed support for the establishment of the National Cheongwansan Forest Healing Center and the National Cheongwansan Mountaineering School.

In this regard, Jangheung County signed a business agreement with Jeollanam-do on the 1st and agreed to promote the Cheongwansan HUG Belt development project.

The Cheongwansan Forest Healing Center project involves a total investment of 30 billion KRW and includes the installation of facilities such as a forest experience and education center, forest recreation hall, and healing center.

The county plans to activate forest welfare by linking county-owned land and national forests, creating a place for public mental and physical healing and leisure activities. The Cheongwansan Mountaineering School is an institution specializing in mountaineering and trekking education.

Jangheung County plans to invest 8 billion KRW to build sports climbing facilities, lecture rooms, and dormitories, aiming to lead a healthy and safe mountaineering culture.

Cheongwansan has large-scale national forests under the jurisdiction of the Korea Forest Service and is considered to have excellent conditions for the mountaineering school location due to its suitability for tourism linked to the southern region.

At the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, requests were made for the development of a rural convergence leisure valley and support for forage processing and distribution facilities. The rural convergence leisure valley is planned to be developed on 244 hectares of reclaimed land in Samsan-ri and Sindong-ri, Gwansan-eup.

This area will include a smart farm complex, production, processing, storage, and distribution facility complexes, and agricultural and fishery experience zones through the participation rate of private investment corporations.

Governor Kim Seong said, “I will continue to explain the importance of projects needed in the region and request budget allocation by visiting central government ministries,” adding, “We will secure the necessary budget through accurate data and evidence.”

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