Hachuri Mountain Village in Inje Selected as South Korea’s Candidate for UN Tourism 'Best Tourism Villages'

Inje County Aims for Global Tourism Spotlight with Hachuri Mountain Village
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Hachuri Mountain Village in Inje County, Gangwon Province, has been selected as South Korea’s candidate village for the 6th UN Tourism Best Tourism Villages competition.

View of Inje County Office.

According to the county, Hachuri Mountain Village passed the candidate village screening held on April 7. The village will now undergo on-site consulting, the preparation and translation of application documents in both Korean and English, and a review process, with the final submission scheduled for June.

The UN Tourism Best Tourism Villages is an international competition designed to identify outstanding villages that have established sustainable tourism models based on rural natural and cultural resources. Including Inje, a total of six villages from South Korea have been selected this year.

Villages selected as candidates gain opportunities for international exchange and cooperation as members of the Best Tourism Villages Network. They are also entitled to use the official UN certification logo for promotion and receive expert consulting, among other benefits.

Hachuri Mountain Village, nestled at the foot of Seoraksan Mountain and along the Naerincheon Stream, operates a resident-led tourism model centered on a village enterprise that is funded and managed directly by local residents. This model integrates the cultivation and processing of grains, hands-on experiences, and accommodation.

Furthermore, Hachuri’s unique competitiveness is recognized through differentiated content such as traditional cauldron rice cooking and the Doriggae Festival, which are rooted in slash-and-burn culture and mountain village lifestyles, blending rural, ecological, and cultural tourism.

A representative of Hachuri Mountain Village said, "We are deeply honored that the mountain village culture and tourism resources developed jointly by residents have led to our selection as a candidate village. We will continue to enhance tourism content that showcases Hachuri’s unique strengths to achieve even better results."

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