Jeonju City Recognized as South Korea's Representative Religious Healing Pilgrimage Site

Selected for Religious Culture Travel Healing Pilgrimage Program Contest... Promoting Religious Travel Routes

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Jeonju City announced on the 17th that it has secured 50 million KRW in national funding after being selected for the ‘Religious Culture Travel Healing Pilgrimage Program Contest Project’ hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this year.

The Religious Healing Pilgrimage Trail project focuses on allowing citizens to walk through tourism courses that connect abundant religious cultural resources and art spaces, healing their minds and restoring the driving force of life.

Jeonju City was included among the final five cities and counties, which was possible because Jeonju is rich in Protestant religious resources such as Seomun Church, Jesus Hospital, Sinheung School, and Gijeon School; Catholic religious resources such as Jeondong Cathedral, Jeonju Diocese, Martyrs’ Sacred Site, and Chorokbawi Pilgrimage Site; Buddhist religious resources such as Seungamsa, Donggosa, Namgosa, Jeonghesa, and Seogosa; and Won Buddhism religious resources such as Jeonbuk Diocese, Gyodong Temple, and Hanbyeokru.

Along with these, there are abundant Confucian resources such as Jeonju Hyanggyo and Seonbi Culture Center, and various Cheondogyo-related resources such as the Donghak Revolution Memorial Hall and Nokdu Hall, enabling diverse storytelling through the historical narratives embedded in each location.

Additionally, the completion this year of the Catholic World Peace Hall, the Christian Modern History Memorial Hall, and the Buddhist World Meditation Center is expected to favorably contribute to the development of Jeonju’s Religious Healing Pilgrimage Trail.

Following this contest selection, Jeonju City is planning the Religious Healing Pilgrimage Trail project with day-trip courses and 1-night 2-day travel courses, and detailed implementation plans will be gradually supplemented.

Moreover, ideas from the public will be collected through a Religious Healing Pilgrimage Trail Idea Contest.

Through this, an original and attractive tourism course that can be participated in without resistance not only by religious people but also by the general public will be composed, and after the idea contest, a private sector cooperator will be selected through a contest to promote the project with expertise.

Jeonju City plans to continuously consult with various religious organizations to revitalize the Religious Healing Pilgrimage Trail in the future.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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