Yeongwol County Kicks Off "Garden City Development and Garden Industry Expo" with Kick-Off Meeting

Yeongwol County in Gangwon Province has begun full-scale preparations to ensure the successful hosting of the "Garden Industry Expo," which is expected to become a new growth engine for the region.

Yeongwol County Holds Kickoff Report Meeting for Garden Industry Expo. Provided by Yeongwol County.

The county announced that on May 6, it held a joint kick-off meeting in the county office's situation room for the "Basic Concept and Implementation Design Service for Garden City" and the "2026 Korea Yeongwol Garden Industry Expo Event Management Service."

This meeting was organized to discuss the basic concept for transforming the entire county into a "garden city" and to prepare for the "2026 Korea Yeongwol Garden Industry Expo," which will be the first such event in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. The aim was to create synergy between the two projects.

During the meeting, presentations and discussions were held on the following topics: the spatial composition and design direction for a garden city that reflects Yeongwol's unique characteristics; strategies for operating differentiated expo programs; measures to promote a resident-participatory garden culture; and the schedule for future initiatives.

Jeon Daebok, Acting Mayor of Yeongwol County, stated, "From the creation of garden spaces to the operation of the event, the voices of our citizens must be included. We will make thorough preparations so that the establishment of a garden city and the hosting of the expo can enhance residents' cultural pride and revitalize the local economy."

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