Santorini of Pohang: Damupo Hayanmauel Wall Painting Volunteer Activity

Gangsa 1-ri Port Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project Group Holds Volunteer Activity and Community Bonding Event

Pohang City announced that on the 17th, the Gangsa 1-ri Port Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project Team held a volunteer mural painting event titled "Creating Damupo White Village, the Santorini of Pohang" at Gangsa 1-ri, Homigot-myeon.

On the 17th, the Gangsa1-ri Fishing Village New Vitalization Project Group in Homigot-myeon carried out a volunteer wall painting activity titled "Creating Pohang's Santorini, Damupo White Village" in Gangsa1-ri.

Approximately 100 people participated in this mural painting volunteer event, including 80 members of the 15th US Marine Expeditionary Unit, 10 members from Camp Mujeok of the US Marine Corps Base, 12 members from the 15th US Navy Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron, as well as 60 students and parents from Pohang Mundeok and Yangdeok Elementary Schools.

Since 2019, the "Creating Damupo White Village Mural Painting" project has been held every year for about three months on weekends at Gangsa 1-ri, where village residents, local artists, and Pohang citizens come together. The volunteer project involves painting the old and deteriorated village walls and roofs white and blue, reminiscent of Santorini, Greece.

Additionally, the Damupo White Village Promotion Volunteer Group, who are honorary residents of Gangsa 1-ri, and the Gangsa 1-ri village committee in Homigot-myeon supported the volunteer activity by providing paint, bottled water, and lunch.

Ha Kyungja, a civil affairs officer who served as an interpreter for the US Marine Corps and Navy volunteer teams, said, "It was a great opportunity to strengthen the friendship and cooperation between Korea and the US while participating in the mural painting volunteer work in Damupo White Village, set against the backdrop of the blue sea."

This event, held annually as part of a project to overcome the crisis of fishing village extinction through voluntary participation, has gained nationwide attention as an innovative idea for improving village environments. It is currently planned to be carried out regularly as part of the project team's community engagement program, encouraging the voluntary participation of residents.

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