Shin Woo-cheol, Wando County Governor, Throws First Pitch at KIA Tigers Professional Baseball Game

Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 28th that County Governor Shin Woo-cheol threw the ceremonial first pitch at the professional baseball game between the Kia Tigers and NC Dinos held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 27th.

The first pitch was held to promote large-scale events and festivals such as the Cheongsando Slow Walking Festival, held from the 8th of this month to the 7th of next month; the Jangbogo Seafood Festival, taking place from the 4th to the 7th of next month; the 3rd Jeonnam Garden Festival; and the 62nd Jeonnam Sports Festival and the 31st Jeonnam Disabled Sports Festival.

Wando County Governor Shin Woo-cheol threw the ceremonial first pitch at the professional baseball game held on the 27th at Gwangju Kia Champions Field.
[Photo by Wando County]

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On that day, county officials distributed flyers to spectators before the game started with the message "Heal your body and mind through marine healing," along with information about the large-scale events and festivals. They also conducted various promotional activities using the electronic scoreboard to broadcast marine healing industry promotional videos, as well as large banners and placards.

In particular, the marine healing industry video broadcast on the scoreboard attracted the attention of the audience and served as an opportunity to widely publicize Wando’s marine healing industry, which is the first of its kind in Korea.

The county plans to continue promotional activities at the Gwangju Kia Champions Field in July to raise awareness of key county projects such as the marine healing industry and to attract tourists during the summer vacation season.

Meanwhile, in Wando-gun, the opening celebration show for the Jangbogo Seafood Festival and the Jeonnam Garden Festival will be held on the 4th of next month. The Jangbogo Seafood Festival will feature various events such as making 223-meter seaweed healing gimbap, traditional bamboo sea fishing, abalone picking, and a traditional rowing competition.

The Jeonnam Garden Festival, held for a month from the 1st to the 31st of next month, will be the first in Korea to take place on a beach site. About 50 gardens with Wando’s unique characteristics will be prepared to provide a healing space for residents and tourists.

Wando = Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil ckp6737@asiae.co.kr

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