Yeongwol, Imsil, and Yeongyang Counties Selected as Regional Tourism Development Project Sites

Up to 6 Billion KRW in Government Funding Support by 2028

Gangwon Yeongwol-gun, Jeonbuk Imsil-gun, and Gyeongbuk Yeongyang-gun have been selected as project sites for the planned competition-type regional tourism development project. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 16th that it will provide up to 6 billion KRW in national funding over five years until 2028 to the three local governments.

The view of Donggang Eorayeon from Jatbong in Yeongwol is magnificent.

The planned competition-type regional tourism development project supports local governments in revitalizing specialized or underutilized tourism resources and maintaining the regional tourism ecosystem. It is operated by dividing into core tourism resource utilization, tourism-related businesses, and establishment of local resident cooperation systems. Starting with Seocheon-gun in Chungnam and Hapcheon-gun in Gyeongnam in 2019, fifteen local governments have been selected and the project has been ongoing until 2021.

Yeongwol-gun will concretize '799 Yeongwol Vitality! Sparkling Bongrae' starting this year. It will prepare experiential events, performances, and festivals utilizing Donggang River, Byeolmalo Observatory, and Bongrae Mountain, and establish Donggang Market at the entrance of the Byeolmalo Observatory monorail. Various day and night tourism products will also be developed.

Imsil-gun will fully launch 'Alive Cheese World in Imsil.' Utilizing the country's only cheese theme park, it will create experiential events, performances, and festivals, and develop and brand cheese content. Cheese Stay, Cheese Village, and Cheese College will also be established and operated.

Yeongyang-gun will extensively utilize the Yeongyang International Dark Sky Park, the first international dark sky park designated in Asia. It will develop a night sky-themed brand led by the firefly ecological tourism area and install a digital planetarium called 'Aurora Dome.' Additionally, it will develop nature-friendly tourism resources by creating gardens and community spaces called 'Byeolbyeol Space.'

Kim Geun-ho, Director of Tourism Industry Policy at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said, "We will help local governments establish detailed plans stably through step-by-step support such as joint training and expert consultation." He added, "Since all selected local governments are in population decline areas, we will guide them to revive regional vitality through tourism."

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