Visit Liberation-Related Tourist Sites and Receive a Magnet Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Liberation

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of Liberation
Through Tourism Events

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on August 4 that, together with the Korea Tourism Organization and Hana Bank, it will hold the "80th Anniversary of Liberation Commemorated Through Tourism" event to mark the peak summer travel season in August and the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation.

The event will introduce 13 destinations among the "Top 100 Korean Tourist Attractions" where visitors can reflect on the significance of the independence movement, and various prizes will be given to tourists who visit these sites. Out of the 17 liberation-related destinations included in the Top 100 Korean Tourist Attractions, 13 will participate in this event.

During "Liberation Week" (August 11?17), visitors to the 13 liberation-related tourist sites can receive a commemorative Liberation magnet on a first-come, first-served basis. The commemorative magnet is designed using the "Jingwansa Taegeukgi," which depicts the Taegeukgi drawn over the Japanese flag, symbolizing the will for independence and patriotism. Visitors who certify their visit by stamping a stamp at the site will receive one commemorative magnet per stamp.

13 Commemorative Magnet Designs for Liberation-Related Tourist Sites
Photo by Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism

The event also includes "My Own Liberation Travel Plan," which aims to promote liberation-themed tourism by encouraging visitors to create travel plans that link liberation-related sites with other nearby attractions. Participants who share their travel plans for liberation-related destinations from the Top 100 Korean Tourist Attractions on the Korea Tourism Organization’s "Korea Travel Guide" website and certify their visit afterward will be entered into a drawing to win a plush keyring of "Hojongi" (the Korea Tourism mascot) draped in the Taegeukgi.

Commemorative events in collaboration with Hana Bank will also take place. From August 8 to September 7, visitors to all 100 sites in the Top 100 Korean Tourist Attractions, including the 13 liberation-related destinations, will receive a Hana Bank preferential interest rate coupon (+2.0%p). In addition, a drawing will be held to award a variety of prizes such as regional tourism facility vouchers (forest welfare facility vouchers), restaurant gift cards (Outback mobile gift cards), fuel gift cards, and convenience store vouchers. In particular, visitors who visit and certify at least one of the 13 liberation-related destinations will have their chances of winning prizes doubled through a separate drawing.

Kim Junghoon, Director-General of Tourism Policy at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated, "The purpose of this event is to break away from the conventional idea that commemorative events must be solemn, and instead to remember liberation through tourism as a new approach." He added, "We hope that, through this event, many people will directly visit the sites of liberation, reflect on the sacrifices of our patriotic ancestors, and at the same time enjoy local tourism."

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