[One Day 10,000 Steps, One Day 1,000 Characters] Sacheon, Gurye, and Mungyeong Also Create Barefoot Walking Paths

In response to the barefoot walking craze, local councils have passed related ordinances to officially launch barefoot walking projects.

Recently, the Sacheon City Council held a plenary session and finalized the ordinance titled "Ordinance on the Activation and Support of Barefoot Walking in Sacheon City Urban Parks." The main contents include the creation, expansion, and maintenance of barefoot walking trails, installation and repair of facilities necessary for barefoot walking, promotion and education needed to activate barefoot walking, and academic, cultural, and artistic projects related to barefoot walking. Councilor Jeong Seoyeon proposed the ordinance as the representative, with councilors Gu Jeonghwa, Kang Myeongsu, and Kim Mingyu joining.

Sacheon City plans to create barefoot walking trails starting next year at Yongdu and Wolseong Parks, followed by the Aerospace Theme Park, Chojeon and Suyang Parks, and Bongmyeongsan Municipal Park. Councilor Jeong Seoyeon said, "As interest in barefoot walking increases, there is a high demand for the creation of barefoot walking trails. I hope that barefoot walking trails will be established in small parks of modest size so that citizens can use them conveniently and safely."

Walking event held in Sacheon City
Photo by Sacheon City

In Iksan, Jeonbuk, where the barefoot walking ordinance was passed, a "Barefoot Walking Trail Activation Policy Meeting" was held to discuss ways for Iksan to establish itself as a premium barefoot walking city. Recently, local councils in Gurye, Jeonnam, and Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, also passed ordinances on the activation and support of barefoot walking. Accordingly, a legal basis was established to promote the creation of barefoot walking trails and related projects to improve the health of local residents.

In Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk, daycare centers, kindergartens, and elementary to high schools will receive a 50% discount on water bills, and the budget saved will be used to create study rooms for underprivileged students, provide stationery support, and establish barefoot walking facilities on playgrounds. Every year, the Mungyeong Saejae Barefoot Festival is held in Mungyeong. Participants walk barefoot along a 7 km stretch of the yellow soil path between the 1st and 3rd gates of Mungyeong Saejae.

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