Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Welcomes 8,000 Visitors to 'Goryeoin Village' This Year

Central Asia Historical Theme Tourism Zone Development Project

Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, is promoting a development project for the ‘Number One Historical Village of Koryoin’ and it has been revealed that more than 8,000 visitors have visited the village this year alone.

On the 13th, Gwangsan-gu announced that the program it operated for the first time this year to revitalize tourism in the Koryoin village received great responses.

The Koryoin village, which has been formed in Wolgok-dong, Gwangsan-gu since 2004, is home to about 4,700 residents.

Visitors to Gwangsan-gu Goryeoin Village are taking photos. Photo by Gwangsan-gu

From September to November, the district promoted activities such as Koryoin village alley tours, Koryoin traditional food cooking classes, Koryoin village cultural markets & busking (street performances), and youth historical and cultural explorations using village textbooks. The program consisted of four courses tailored for children with guardians, student groups, adults, and foreigners, as well as a special outdoor mission game course called ‘Deliver the Independence Fund.’ After a pilot operation in July and August, a total of 75 sessions were held over three months from September to November.

According to the district, about 8,000 people participated in this year’s events and enjoyed the charm of Koryoin village. Additionally, monthly participant satisfaction surveys showed that satisfaction with the experiences and tours exceeded 90%.

The district plans to operate various exploration programs to make Koryoin village a representative tourist attraction. It will also carry out public art projects that incorporate art such as murals, sculptures, paintings, and media art throughout the village, as well as produce documentary films featuring historical stories directly told by elderly Koryoin residents.

Park Byung-gyu, the district mayor, said, “Thanks to various programs such as alley tours and youth historical and cultural explorations linked to village textbooks, Koryoin village is becoming a special, unique, and one-of-a-kind tourist attraction,” adding, “We will do our best to ensure that Koryoin village becomes the ‘Number One Historical Village’ that revitalizes local tourism and the economy.”

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