Vice Minister Jang Miran Finds Hidden Local Tourist Spots While Cycling with Foreigners

Yeoju Bicycle Trip, Direct Inspection of Foreign Visitor Facilities
Experiencing Travel with Foreigners... Seeking to Revitalize Local Tourism

The government will embark on a bicycle trip with foreigners residing in Korea to discover hidden local tourist spots, personally inspect them, and promote these destinations.

Jang Mi-ran, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is experiencing a bicycle tour during her visit to Jinju, Gyeongnam on August 17.
[Photo by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism]

On the 21st, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran will set off on a bicycle trip to Yeoju City, Gyeonggi Province, together with foreigners living in Korea. Through this trip, they plan to directly experience and inspect the infrastructure of bicycle tourism, a representative form of sports tourism in Korea, from the perspective of foreigners.

Vice Minister Jang has been discovering and experiencing hidden gem-like tourism programs across various regions of Korea and producing promotional videos focusing on the accessibility, interest, and satisfaction of these programs. Following the first episode in August, which featured Muju County in Jeollabuk-do, this time she will visit Yeoju City in Gyeonggi Province, where bicycle tourism is being actively promoted, as the second episode.

Vice Minister Jang will begin the Namhan River bicycle trip starting from ‘Ipobo,’ a structure shaped like an egg placed on the wings of a white heron. After cycling approximately 13 km, she will take a mid-break at ‘Yeojubo,’ designed in the form of Angbuilgu (a sundial) and Cheugugi (a rain gauge) invented during the reign of King Sejong.

Then, after cycling about 8 km more, the trip will conclude at ‘Silleuksa,’ Yeoju’s representative temple located by the riverside overlooking the Namhan River.

Four foreigners residing in Korea will join this trip, including those working at Korean companies who operate bicycle-related social media, and exchange students active in bicycle clubs. Vice Minister Jang will tour the local bicycle tourism infrastructure from the foreigners’ perspective and discuss ways to revitalize it.

Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran said, “When traveling by bicycle, it is important not only to ride the bicycle but also to enjoy various local tourist resources together. In this regard, Yeoju’s bicycle travel course is very impressive. It is necessary to develop related infrastructure more meticulously so that foreigners do not feel any inconvenience.” She added, “The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to widely promote unique tourism content from each region and connect them by area, so that more domestic and international visitors can come to these regions with great expectations and enjoyment.”

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