Wando Jangbogo Seafood Festival Attracts Over 37,000 Visitors

Popular Traditional Sea Fishing and Marine Healing Promotion Center

Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 8th that the '2024 Wando Jangbogo Seafood Festival' successfully concluded on the 6th.

This year's Jangbogo Seafood Festival was held from the 3rd to the 6th under the theme of 'Catching, Eating, and Healing: Clean Sea Healing Festival' at Wando Beach Park and the Marine Healing Center area. It was estimated that about 37,000 people visited during the festival period.

Although heavy rain on the 5th caused some disruptions to the event, a variety of programs that families, men and women of all ages could enjoy together were prepared, receiving great responses.

Tourists are experiencing traditional sea fishing at a large fishing spot located 100 meters offshore in front of the beach park.
[Photo by Wando-gun]

Among the total 30 programs, traditional sea fishing, KidZania GO Wando, and the Marine Healing Promotion Hall were popular.

The 'Traditional Sea Fishing' held at a large fishing spot 100 meters offshore in front of Beach Park became a representative program of the festival as reservations were fully booked for every session.

At the Marine Healing Promotion Hall, virtual reality (VR) experiences of the Marine Healing Center and marine healing therapy products were showcased, along with roulette events, which received great enthusiasm.

In particular, influenced by the marine healing promotion, 432 people visited the Marine Healing Center on the 5th alone, marking the highest number of visitors in a single day since the center's opening.

'KidZania Go Wando' attracted about 2,000 children who experienced various occupations, and it was praised as a program satisfying both children and parents.

Additionally, the 'Traditional Rowing Contest' and the 'Cheonghae Trot Song Festival' saw enthusiastic participation from residents of each eup and myeon, and the 224-meter seaweed healing gimbap making event involved residents and tourists, leaving unique memories.

At the Clean Wando Specialty Market, the excellence of Wando's specialty products was promoted, and at the Cheonghaejinmi Food Market, the Wando-gun Women's Association and Saemaul Women's Association voluntarily participated to offer visitors dishes made with Wando's agricultural and marine products.

A county official said, "We thank the residents and tourists who visited the festival," adding, "Next year, we will prepare even richer programs to enhance the satisfaction of residents and tourists."

Wando = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Kyung-pil just8440@asiae.co.kr

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