Pocheon City Participates in Geopark Festival, Vows to Strengthen Geotourism Competitiveness

Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Younghyeon) announced on November 3 that it participated in the "2025 Geopark Festival" held in Danyang, Chungcheongbuk-do, from October 30 to 31, expanding exchanges with geoparks nationwide and strengthening its geotourism capabilities.

Pocheon City participated in the "2025 Geopark Festival" held in Danyang, Chungcheongbuk-do, from October 30 to 31, expanding exchanges with geoparks nationwide and strengthening its geotourism capabilities. Provided by Pocheon City

This year’s event brought together more than 300 representatives and interpreters from national geoparks across the country, with 14 participants from Pocheon City.

The festival featured a geological interpretation contest, a teaching material competition, and field trips to Gosu Cave and Dodamsambong. Participants shared outstanding interpretation techniques and program examples from their respective regions. At the event, various elements were exchanged, including interpreters’ methods of delivering information, ways to organize educational materials, and techniques to encourage visitor participation. Pocheon City particularly focused on enhancing practical interpretation skills and the effective use of teaching materials, and plans to use these insights to improve the interpretation programs of the Hantangang UNESCO Global Geopark in the future.

A geopark interpreter who attended the event said, "It was an opportunity not only to learn interpretation techniques, but also to reflect on the philosophy of geopark management and the direction of interpretation," and added, "After seeing the diverse interpretation methods and visitor engagement strategies from different regions, I realized the need to develop a unique Pocheon-style interpretation model."

An official from Pocheon City stated, "Through this event, we were able to benchmark excellent management cases from other geoparks and create an opportunity to further develop Pocheon's own geotourism content. We will provide citizens and visitors with a higher level of geological education and experiences, and strengthen the domestic and international standing of the Hantangang UNESCO Global Geopark."

Pocheon City plans to continue operating programs tailored to local characteristics, such as specialized interpreter training, development of educational materials, and expanded geotourism promotion. With the strengthened network from participating in the "2025 Geopark Festival," the city expects its geotourism competitiveness to further increase.

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