What is the 'Star of Korea Tourism' that reveals the New year? EXO, Welcome, First Time in Korea? ~ Korea is It's the first time.?
Who will be the main character of 'Korea Tourism Star' which contributed to the development of New year Korea?
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization are '2019 Korea Tourism Star', Nakan-eup Castle, ▲ Taihwa River National Garden, ▲ Mancheon Skywalk ▲ Theme Park, ▲ Jungnamjin Pyeonbaek Forest Woodland ▲ Bunker of Light ▲ 'Welcome, First Time in Korea? ~ Korea is It's the first time.' ▲ EXO (EXO) and seven other places will be selected and will be awarded at the Topaz Hall at the guesthouse of Shilla Hotel in Seoul at 3 pm today (10th).
In particular, this year, we have reorganized into a special prize and a special prize system instead of the existing field and sectoral award system, and focused more on the attractiveness and contribution of tourism resources.
The five places that won the star prize of Korea Tourism this year are Nakan-eup Castle, Taehwa River National Garden, Mancheonha Skywalk Theme Park, and Jeongnamjin Pyeonbaek Forest Woodland. The special prize is the bunker of light, 'Welcome, First Time in Korea? ~ Korea is It's the first time.' I went back to EXO and others.
Suncheon 'Nakan-eupseong', which won the main prize, is the planned city of the Joseon Dynasty, the first place in Korea where the castle village was designated as a private site (No. 302). The castle, Dongheon, guest house, marketplace, and Choga are well preserved in their original form, and local residents still live in the city, so they can meet living history and tradition. It was selected as the prize for its recognition that it preserves the original charm of cultural heritage and retains its vitality.
Ulsan 'Taehwa River National Garden' was created from 2004 to 2010 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. It received a high score in that it created new charm by actively utilizing the constraints of location.
Danyang 'Mancheonha Skywalk' consists of a glass bridge and observatory overlooking the South Han River, a straw wire flying from 120m to 980m from the iron wire, a monorail alpine coaster crossing a remote forest road at a maximum speed of 40km / h, and a 'Danyang River Jando' walking along the southern Han River cliff. It has been evaluated as a local Gwanggwang spot, with 2 million visitors since its opening in 2017.
Jangheung 'Jungnamjin Pyeonbaek Forest' is 100 hectares (ha) in the foot of Mt. Woodland, which was selected as an open tourist destination in 2018, is famous for its gentle slope 'Malegil', which is built between dense white trees to the top of Mount Eupbul. You can experience woodworking in a wheelchair, stay at an ecological architecture experience center, and ride an eco-friendly electric car that travels all over the area from the ticket office.
In addition, Jeju 'Bunker of Light' is a place where 900 pyeong space, which was used as a national communication facility, was reborn as an immersive media art exhibition hall. Since its opening in November 2018, 560,000 visitors have been looking for it. It features a special reconstruction of works by world-renowned masters such as Gustav Klimt and Vincent Van Gogh with dozens of projectors and speakers, and is expected to grow in the future due to its high potential.
The broadcasting program that contributed to the revitalization of Korea tourism is 'Welcome, First Time in Korea? ~ Korea is It's the first time.? 'was selected.
EXO (EXO) was selected as a contributor to the revitalization of Korean tourism through popular culture. EXO is a male group that works at the forefront of Korean Wave culture, especially participating as an honorary ambassador for Korea Tourism.
Nakan-eupseong and Taehwa River National Garden, Mancheonha Skywalk and Jeongnamjin Pyeonbaek Forest Woodland