"Receive a Gift with a Winter Online Trip" ... Gyeongbuk Province's 'SoBokSoBok' Event

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced that from the 25th to February 7th, a special event will be held for 14 days to ease the disappointment of those who could not plan trips due to COVID-19.

Participants in the event will receive a gift package called "SoBokSoBok Hope Box," symbolizing blessings for safe travel in the Year of the Ox.

To participate, follow Gyeongbuk Nadri on Instagram, then choose one of the 23 recommended winter non-face-to-face travel destinations in Gyeongbuk that you want to visit. Tag one person you want to go with once COVID-19 subsides and leave a comment explaining why you want to visit.

The Gyeongbuk Cultural Tourism Organization will select 50 comments and provide a gift package to a total of 100 people, including the tagged individuals. The package includes a safety travel quarantine kit (5 KF94 masks, a mask necklace, hand sanitizer), a festival calendar, calligraphy candles, and a 30,000 KRW Onnuri gift certificate.

This event actively reflects recent trends of communication through SNS, allowing users to select their desired travel destination on Instagram and leave comments about their reasons and stories of the person they want to go with, thus enabling SNS users to create content.

Kim Sang-cheol, Director of the Culture, Tourism, and Sports Bureau of Gyeongsangbuk-do, said, "This event is held with the intention of delivering a hopeful message to overcome COVID-19 and travel safely, as well as introducing 23 winter travel destinations in Gyeongbuk. We hope many people participate in the event to learn about Gyeongbuk's tourist spots and receive generous gifts."

◇ 23 Recommended Winter Non-Face-to-Face Travel Destinations in Gyeongbuk

▲ Pohang Igari Anchor Observatory (Take a perfect shot at sunrise) ▲ Gyeongju Gampo Ggakjigil (Walk along the Haegukgil mural) ▲ Gimcheon Samyeongdaesa Park (Take night photos at the Peace Tower) ▲ Andong Yekki Village (Visit the gallery and drink millstone coffee) ▲ Gumi Yeonaksan Forest Bathing Area (Walk the loess road) ▲ Yeongju Sobaeksan National Park (Conquer Biro Peak) ▲ Yeongcheon Imgo Seowon (Enjoy the hanok view from the observatory) ▲ Sangju Baekhwaksan Patriotic Road (Trek alongside the waterway) ▲ Mungyeong Gomosanseong Fortress (Night view of the rabbit and moon) ▲ Gyeongsan Dongui Hanbang Village (Experience herbal therapy) ▲ Gunwi Hwasan Village (Feel like standing above the clouds) ▲ Uiseong Gounsa Temple (Quiet temple stay) ▲ Cheongsong Ice Valley (Visit the winter kingdom) ▲ Yeongyang Jukpari Birch Forest (Phytoncide healing) ▲ Yeongdeok Gwanuidae (Enjoy the winter sea) ▲ Cheongdo Sinhwarang Pungnyu Village (Experience Hwarang culture) ▲ Goryeong Jisandong Tumuli (Ridge walk) ▲ Seongju Seongjuho Trail (Drive along forest and lake) ▲ Chilgok Gasan Fortress (Walk the Hanti pilgrimage trail) ▲ Yecheon Sobaeksan Sky Ridge Park (Observatory view) ▲ Bonghwa Buncheon Santa Village (Santa experience) ▲ Uljin Chotdaebawi Rock (Coastal drive on Route 7) ▲ Ulleung Sinryeongsu Trail (Mountain trail trekking)