Busan Gijang-gun Gijang-eup Launches Manhwacheon Restoration Project ... "A Stream Blooming with Water Hyacinths"

Gijang-eup and the Gijang-eup Residents' Autonomy Committee are taking a commemorative photo after completing the Manhwacheon Restoration Campaign.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Creating a stream where water hyacinths float like bladders! Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, is officially launching the ‘Manhwacheon Revitalization Project’ in collaboration with the Gijang-eup Residents’ Autonomy Committee.

The Manhwacheon Revitalization Project is an eco-friendly initiative that Gijang-eup has been implementing since last year to improve the aesthetics and water quality of Manhwacheon, located in Dongbu-ri.

Starting last year, Gijang-eup began cultivating the aquatic plant water hyacinth on its own and transplanting it to the bottom of Manhwacheon, continuing various activities to develop Manhwacheon into a waterside space.

The main activities of the Manhwacheon Revitalization Project include ▲environmental cleanup such as cleaning the stream bed and cutting grass ▲water quality restoration activities such as planting water-purifying plants and introducing EM (effective microorganisms) soil balls that help restore water quality ▲campaigns involving local residents to prevent illegal dumping of trash and inflow of waste.

Kim Je-yeol, head of Gijang-eup, said, “Thanks to the efforts of residents, Manhwacheon is being reborn as a pleasant waterside space,” and added, “We ask everyone to keep it clean so that Manhwacheon can be a place where anyone wants to take a walk.”

Choi Hak-cheol, chairman of the Gijang-eup Residents’ Autonomy Committee, said, “We will take the lead in revitalizing Manhwacheon with continuous environmental cleanup activities and campaigns so that all local residents can participate with interest and enthusiasm.”