[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Gang-rae, a preliminary candidate for the Democratic Party of Korea for Namwon, Sunchang, and Imsil in Jeonbuk, stated on the 26th, “The tobacco raw material factory, which was closed in May 2008, has been used only as a tobacco leaf storage warehouse for over 10 years, and the need for urban regeneration has been steadily raised,” adding, “To utilize this, we will work together on detailed plans in consultation with the Jeonbuk Cultural Content Industry Promotion Agency.”
Candidate Lee emphasized, “By benchmarking the case of Cheongju City, which succeeded in transformation through urban regeneration projects, we plan to create a foundation that can lead the cultural tourism industry by developing the AMIEX exhibition hall, which combines Namwon’s abundant cultural assets with digital immersive art content convergence technology, and the VR (virtual reality) game industry.”
He continued, “Through this, we will establish a groundbreaking turning point for the local cultural tourism industry and develop it into an essential travel course comparable to the past visitors of Gwanghallu Garden.”
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