'2019 Korea Tourism Star' awards ceremony. 'Welcome, First Time in Korea? ~ Korea is It's the first time.?
', 'EXO' (EXO) award The 2019 Korea Tourism Star Awards ceremony was held at Topaz Hall, the guesthouse of Shilla Hotel in Jangchung-dong, Seoul, at 3 p.m. on the 10th (Tuesday).
On the same day, Minister Park Yang-woo of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and President Ahn Young-bae of the Korea Tourism Organization attended the ceremony.
The 'Star of Korea Tourism' has been promoted since 2010 to discover and publicize excellent tourism resources that contributed to the development of Korea tourism during the year. In 2019, instead of the existing field and sector awards system, it was reorganized into a main prize and a special prize system, focusing more on the attractiveness and contribution of tourism resources.
The 2019 Korea Tourism Star selected seven categories in four categories and three special categories.
Four awards were selected: Suncheon 'Nakan-eup Castle', Ulsan 'Taehwa River National Garden', Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge 'Mancheon Skywalk', and Jangheung Station 'Jungnamjin Pyeonbaek Forest Woodland'.
Suncheon 'Nakan-eupseong' is a planned city of the Joseon Dynasty, and it is the first place in Korea where the castle and village were designated as private sites (No. 302). The castle, Dongheon, guest house, marketplace, and Choga are well preserved in their original shape, and local residents still live. It was selected as the prize for its preservation of the original charm of cultural heritage and its preservation of vitality.
The Ulsan 'Taehwa River National Garden' was created by restoring the Taehwa River, which was heavily polluted in the early 2000s, and returning 186,000 square meters of land to be developed as a residential area. It was designated as the second national garden in July 2019 in recognition of the value of linking natural resources and gardens. It received a high score in that it created new charm by actively utilizing the constraints of location.
Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge ‘Mancheonha Skywalk’ is a glass bridge and observatory overlooking the South Han River, a straw wire flying from 120m to 980m in length, a monorail alpine coaster crossing a remote forest road at up to 40km/h, and a Danyang–Kun walking along the cliff of the South River. It consists of the Shan Grand Bridge River. Since its opening in 2017, it has established itself as a local Gwanggwang attraction, with 2 million visitors.
Jangheung Station 'Jungnamjin Pyeonbaek Forest Woodland' is 100 hectares (ha) at the foot of Mt. Eungbul Mountain and is in a Pyeonbaek tree forest that has been over 40 years. The Malegil, a gentle ramp built between dense cypress trees to the top of Mount Eungbul, is famous for its woodworking experience while in a wheelchair and accommodation is also available at an ecological building experience site. Eco-friendly electric cars travel all over the country from ticket offices.
The special awards included 'Bunker of Light', 'Welcome, First Time in Korea? ~ Korea was It's the first time.?', and 'EXO' (EXO).
Jeju's Bunker of Light is a new tourism resource that is expected in the future. The 900-pyeong space used as a national agency communication facility was specially reconstructed with dozens of projectors and speakers of World masters such as Gustav Klimt and Vincent Van Gogh. Since its opening in November 2018, 560,000 visitors have been looking for it, creating a new wind for Jeju tourism.
'Welcome, First Time in Korea? ~ Korea is It's the first time of MBC every1. ? "Winning a special prize for his contribution to the revitalization of Korean tourism. It is a program that publicizes the charm of Korea that foreigners see through the real travel of foreign friends who first visited Korea. A total of 117 episodes will be aired from 2017 to November 2019 and are loved by viewers.
The global K-POP group EXO (EXO) was selected as a special prize for its contribution to spreading Korean Wave to World. EXO is an idol group that works at the forefront of Korean Wave culture and has contributed greatly to attracting foreign tourists, especially participating as an honorary ambassador for Korea Tourism.
Next is the results of selecting stars for 2019 Korea Tourism
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- Nakan-eupseong (Suncheon Market Heo Seok)
-Taehwa River National Garden (Ulsan Jung-gu District Mayor Park Tae-wan)
-Mancheonha Skywalk Theme Park (Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge County's Ryu Han-woo)
- Jeong Nam-jin, Pyeonbaek Forest Woodland (Jangheung Station County, Jung Jong-soon)
special prize
-Bunker of Light (Chairman of Timonnet, Kim Hyun-jung)
-Welcome, First Time in Korea? ~ Korea is It's the first time.? (Jang Jae-hyuk, head of MBC Plus planning and production team)
-EXO (EXO)