Gwangmyeong, Anyang, Uiwang, and Gunpo Cities "Anyangcheon to Be Developed as a Citizen Garden with Resident Participation"

Final Report Meeting on "Anyangcheon Basic and Detailed Design" Held on the 20th
Park Seung-won, Mayor of Gwangmyeong: "It Will Become a Nature-Friendly Garden Landmark"

Four local governments in Gyeonggi Province?Gwangmyeong, Uiwang, Anyang, and Gunpo?have completed a blueprint to develop Anyangcheon Stream into a national garden.

On the 20th, these four local governments held a final report meeting for the "Basic and Detailed Design Service for Anyangcheon Garden Development" at the Gwangmyeong City Hall medium conference room. The meeting was attended by Park Seung-won, mayor of Gwangmyeong; Choi Dae-ho, mayor of Anyang; Ha Eun-ho, mayor of Gunpo; Ahn Chi-gwon, vice mayor of Uiwang; and experts who reviewed the design plan.

At the final presentation of the "Anyangcheon Regional Garden Construction Project Basic and Detailed Design Service" held at Gwangmyeong City Hall on the 20th, Choi Dae-ho, Mayor of Anyang (from the left), Park Seung-won, Mayor of Gwangmyeong, Ha Eun-ho, Mayor of Gunpo, and Ahn Chi-kwon, Deputy Mayor of Uiwang, unveiled a new vision for Anyangcheon. Provided by Gwangmyeong City

The "Anyangcheon Local Garden Development Project" aims to transform Anyangcheon Stream, which originates in Uiwang and flows through Gunpo, Anyang, and Gwangmyeong into the Han River, into a local garden where communication, rest, culture, and nature coexist. The local governments also plan to register the garden as a national garden after its establishment.

The core vision of the design plan is a "citizen garden." The four local governments held a vision declaration ceremony to strengthen cooperation in creating Anyangcheon as a "citizen garden" beyond administrative boundaries.

The project covers an area of 397,000 square meters and extends 28.8 kilometers. Based on a basic concept connecting the four cities, the project aims to create citizen-participatory gardens that reflect the unique characteristics of each city.

By city section, the gardens will be themed as follows: ▲ Gwangmyeong section ? Family Garden, Therapy Garden, Participation Garden ▲ Anyang section ? Empathy Garden, Fragrance Garden, Water Garden ▲ Gunpo section ? Masil Garden ▲ Uiwang section ? Wind Garden, each designed as citizen-centered gardens.

The "Family Garden" in the Gwangmyeong section, located between Saseonggyo and Cheolsangyo bridges, will include a community garden, Bright Garden, and Play Garden. The community garden is a community-type garden combining exercise, play, and rest. Visitors can enjoy the garden’s beauty with a lawn plaza, pergola, deck paths, rocks, and patterned plantings. The Bright Garden will feature a plaza, sculptural resting decks, and sculptures. The Play Garden will consist of play and sports facilities.

The Therapy Garden will be developed between Cheolsangyo and Siheung Bridge and will consist of an Earthing Walking Garden and a Color Therapy Garden. The Participation Garden, located between Siheung Bridge and Gwangmyeong Municipal Baseball Stadium, is planned to be a main venue for the Gwangmyeong Garden Expo.

The Anyang section will be developed into an Empathy Garden themed on respect for life and empathy, reflecting the characteristics of the migratory bird habitat; a Fragrance Garden to provide a healing space for citizens; and a Water Garden that highlights the confluence of Anyangcheon and Hakui Stream.

The Gunpo section will be developed as the Masil Garden, a place where nearby residents and industrial complex workers can stroll and rest along Anyangcheon. Cherry trees will be planted along the embankment to create a cherry blossom-themed path.

The Uiwang section will be themed as the Wind Garden, emphasizing the origin of Anyangcheon Stream and the meaning of wind. It will be connected with the existing bamboo grove and provide various spaces for residents’ leisure, walking, and ecological learning.

After completing the approval process for the garden development plan, river occupancy permits, and disaster impact assessments, the four local governments plan to begin full-scale construction across the entire section next year.

As a pilot project, Gwangmyeong City will prioritize the creation of the Bright Garden from Chanbit Plaza along Anyangcheon to the stepping stone section in front of the Haetmuri Overpass by September.

Park Seung-won, mayor of Gwangmyeong, said, "We will create a space where citizens can directly cultivate gardens and enjoy rest and play, establishing it as a cultural part of citizens’ lives. We will systematically promote the project so that it can become a nature-friendly landmark representing the metropolitan area."

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