Jeonbuk Province Selects Ten "Jeonbuk-style Wellness Tourism Destinations"

Iksan Our Garden, Gimje Flower Dabi Farm, and More

Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province announced on April 29 that it has newly designated ten sites as "Jeonbuk-style wellness tourism destinations" to improve the quality of life for residents and to promote wellness tourism.

Starting this month, the province accepted applications from cities, counties, and wellness tourism sites and facilities. After a thorough review process, including on-site evaluations, ten sites were selected across four themes: ▲Nature & Healing ▲Traditional & Lifestyle Culture ▲Beauty & Spa ▲Healing Food.

Jinan Hongsam Herbal Town. Provided by Jeonbuk Province

For the Nature & Healing theme, five sites were chosen where visitors can enjoy peace of mind and body through communion with nature: Jangsu Healing Forest, the Ecological Exploration Center in Byeonsanbando, Buan, the National Jinan Highland Forest Healing Center in Jinan, Our Garden in Iksan, and Flower Dabi Farm in Gimje.

For the Traditional & Lifestyle Culture theme, Hwang Suyeon Traditional Food in Iksan was selected as a place to experience the essence of Korean style and daily culture. For the Beauty & Spa theme, Jinan Hongsam Herbal Town was recognized as an outstanding facility where visitors can restore their health through hot springs. For the Healing Food theme, Sunchang Fermentation Theme Park, Togul Fermentation in Gochang, and Hygge Farm in Gimje were selected as destinations where visitors can heal with delicious and healthy food.

Since last year, Jeonbuk Province has discovered ten new Jeonbuk-style wellness tourism destinations each year, and by this year, a total of thirty sites have been selected. The province plans to develop and operate wellness travel products that highlight Jeonbuk's unique charm, fostering these sites as representative healing tourism destinations in the region.

In addition, the province will comprehensively support the selected wellness tourism destinations by improving their capacity to accommodate tourists, enhancing and developing new programs, operating flagship products, and conducting promotional marketing.

Lee Jeongseok, Director of Culture, Sports, and Tourism at Jeonbuk Province, said, "We hope that wellness tourism destinations showcasing Jeonbuk's unique charm will attract both domestic and international tourists," adding, "We will further strengthen Jeonbuk's tourism competitiveness by continuously enhancing content and developing differentiated wellness tourism resources."

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