Gwangju Seo-gu Holds 2023 Walking Project Performance Sharing Meeting

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) announced on the 1st that it held the ‘2023 Walking Project Performance Sharing Meeting’ at the Seo-gu Office Deulbul Hall.

About 100 people, including barefoot walking club members and walking instructors who are actively participating in Seo-gu’s walking project, attended the event. The program proceeded in the order of barefoot walking activity case presentations, 2023 walking project performance report, and a barefoot walking tour of the neighborhood.

Six neighborhoods were selected as excellent neighborhoods for contributing to the spread of walking culture: Gwangcheon-dong (Grand Prize), Seochang-dong and Dongcheon-dong (Excellence), and Sangmu 1-dong, Yang-dong, Hwajeong 2-dong (Encouragement).

This year, Seo-gu promoted various projects such as walking challenges and walking festivals to revitalize barefoot walking. Throughout the year, the walking challenge project was held 16 times with about 23,400 participants, and incentives were given to about 5,200 people.

Also, the Saebom, Seochang, and Barefoot Walking Festival events received great responses with about 1,000 residents participating in total.

Kim Ikang, Mayor of Seo-gu, said, “I would like to thank the walking instructors and walking club members who actively contributed to the activation of the barefoot walking project in Seo-gu this year. I hope this performance sharing meeting will be a rewarding time for participants to share information with each other, and next year, we will establish walking infrastructure such as barefoot paths and promote various walking events so that Seo-gu residents can become healthier day by day through walking.”

Meanwhile, to promote walking, Seo-gu has created barefoot paths in a total of 15 locations including ▲Sangmu Citizens’ Park ▲Geumho, Ssanghak, Nongsung, Matgoeul, Kongkong Children’s Parks ▲Dongcheon-dong Buffer Green Space ▲Jeonpyeongje Riverside Park ▲Baekmasan Ecological Wetland ▲Sangnok Neighborhood Park ▲Geumdangsan, and plans to complete barefoot paths in all 18 neighborhoods by next year.

Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shin Dongho yjm3070@asiae.co.kr

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