Gochang-gun Completes Accommodation Facilities at Jangho Fishing Village Experience Center

First Results of Last Year's Projects by Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Profits Distributed as Village Autonomous Pension

On the 7th, Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk Province, held a completion ceremony for the advancement project at Jangho Fishing Village Experience and Recreation Village in Sangha-myeon and officially began operating the lodging facilities.

According to Gochang-gun, the advancement project for Jangho Fishing Village Experience and Recreation Village was selected last year in a public contest by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. A total of 500 million KRW, including 200 million KRW in national funds, was invested to construct new lodging facilities. The completion ceremony was attended by Shim Deok-seop, the governor of Gochang-gun, Jo Min-gyu, chairman of the Gochang-gun council and council members, and Kim Man-gi, a member of the Jeonbuk Provincial Council.

Seven days ago, Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk held a completion ceremony for the advancement project at Jangho Fishing Village Experience and Recreation Village in Sangha-myeon, officially starting the operation of lodging facilities. The photo shows the reenactment of the traditional fishing method using a purse seine net in Jangho Village after the completion ceremony.
[Photo by Gochang-gun]

This advancement project, completed this time, was selected among 10 local governments that applied last year, with four cities and counties including Jangho Village in Gochang-gun being chosen. The completion ceremony for the advancement project promoted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in 2023 was the first for Jangho Village.

Going forward, the profits from the lodging facilities in Jangho Village will be distributed in the form of a village autonomous pension. This is expected to greatly help increase residents' income and revitalize the local economy.

After the completion ceremony, the traditional fishing method of the Sangho Fishing Village Experience Village, called the "huritgeumul" (lift net), was reenacted. Participants tasted the fish caught with the net immediately, spending time appreciating the wisdom of their ancestors.

Pyo Jae-ok, head of the Jangho Fishing Cooperative, said, "We hope many tourists visit the lodging facilities of Jangho Fishing Village Experience and Recreation Village to create precious memories and experiences through activities such as clam digging and huritgeumul fishing in the fishing village experience village."

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