Gwangyang City Selected for 'Korea Night Night Gokgok 100'

Gubongsan Observatory & Gwangyang Bay Night View, Nighttime Tourist Attractions

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Gwangyang City in Jeollanam-do announced on the 9th that ‘Gubongsan Observatory & Gwangyang Bay Night View’ has been honored by being included in the ‘100 Night Tourism Attractions More Beautiful at Night, Korea Night Night Gokgok 100’ selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

The newly confirmed ‘Korea Night Night Gokgok 100’ was finalized after the Korea Tourism Organization received recommendations for local nightscape attraction candidates from local governments nationwide and underwent expert review.

Gwangyang City submitted three contents as candidates: Gubongsan Observatory & Gwangyang Bay Night View, Baealdo Island Garden & Mangdeok Port, and Gwangyang Night View City Tour. As a result, ‘Gubongsan Observatory & Gwangyang Bay Night View’ was named as a representative night tourism attraction of Korea.

Located at the summit of 473m Gubongsan Mountain, the Gubongsan Observatory offers a 360° panoramic view centered on the deep blue Gwangyang Bay, including the Yi Sun-sin Bridge, Yeosu Industrial Complex, Suncheon Waeseong, and Namhae Bridge, providing a spacious area that grants Prastor (freedom of the soul).

At night, the majestic digital art beacon tower blazes in golden light, emitting a mysterious aura, while below, the Gwangyang Steelworks, Yi Sun-sin Bridge, and Gwangyang Port sparkle like a Milky Way, creating a brilliant nightscape over Gwangyang Bay.

In particular, the Yi Sun-sin Bridge, boasting the title of the first 100% domestically engineered suspension bridge, shines beautifully with a graceful figure likened to a parallel line between the sky and sea or a harp made of steel, stimulating the romance and emotions of viewers.

Jeong Gu-young, Director of Tourism, said, “Night tourism content is an attractive element that extends tourists’ stay time and drives local economic revitalization,” adding, “Gubongsan Observatory and Gwangyang Bay are adjacent to National Route 2 and the Namhae Expressway, offering excellent accessibility and high potential for development as a stay-type tourist destination.”

He continued, “Moreover, Gwangyang has abundant night tourism contents such as Baealdo Island Garden, Mangdeok Port, Sunshine Beach Park, and Gwangyang Night View City Tour, so we plan to actively promote these to revitalize night tourism.”

Meanwhile, in Jeollanam-do, a total of eight contents from five local governments, including Gubongsan Observatory & Gwangyang Bay Night View, Yeosu’s Jongpo Marine Park Romantic Pocha Street, Yeongam Moonlight Festival, Hampyeong Expo Park, and Haenam Usuyeong Tourist Site, were selected for the Korea Night Night Gokgok 100.

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