Hamyang-gun Holds Completion Ceremony for Lacquer Industry Promotion and Experience Center

Expecting Tourism Revitalization with Tourists' Understanding of Ot and Contribution to Ot Industry Development

The completion ceremony for the Lacquer Promotion Exhibition Hall in Chuseong Village, Macheon-myeon, Hamyang-gun is taking place. (Photo by Hamyang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 27th that it held the completion ceremony of the ‘Ot Experience Promotion Center and Chuseong Village Hall,’ which will serve as a place for the development of the Macheon Ot industry and the harmony of Chuseong Village residents in Macheon-myeon, Chuseong Village.

The completion ceremony was attended by Seo Chun-soo, Mayor of Hamyang-gun, Hwang Tae-jin, Chairman of the County Council, Im Jae-gu, Provincial Assembly member, village residents, and others to celebrate the completion and hold a village festival.

The Macheon Ot Trail Development Project is a project that invested a budget of 1 billion KRW and was promoted from 2017 to 2020, including the establishment of the Ot trail, Ot experience promotion center, and food commercialization.

Inside the Ot Experience Promotion Center, the history, growth potential, characteristics, and efficacy of Hamyang Ot, including its past, present, and future, are explained in detail, which is expected to contribute to the understanding of Hamyang Ot and the development of the Ot industry for tourists visiting Jirisan Chilseon Valley.

Currently, 33 farms in Macheon-myeon cultivate Ot on 15 hectares, harvesting Ot sap by the traditional method of scorching the true lacquer trees with fire every winter, and producing bark and Ot shoots. The county is also making efforts to foster the Macheon Ot industry.

Seo Chun-soo, Mayor of Hamyang-gun, said, “With the completion of the Ot Experience Promotion Center, we expect to promote Macheon Ot, a local specialty, to tourists visiting Chuseong Village and revitalize the local economy through the establishment of tourism infrastructure.”