Sang-geun Lee, Goseong County Governor, Seeks Ways to Revitalize Jaran-do Tourism

Benchmarking Advanced Sites in Sinan-gun, Jeonnam Area

Lee Sang-geun, the governor of Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam, visited advanced sites in the Sinan-gun area of Jeonnam on the 29th to find ways to revitalize tourism on Jaran-do.

Jaran-do, shaped like a heart, boasts a large-scale natural pine forest and pristine sea areas, offering a natural environment blessed by nature. The county is working to develop this area into a representative marine healing tourism destination in Korea by establishing a ‘Marine Healing Center’ and a ‘Marine Healing Forest’.

In particular, to boost tourism on Jaran-do, plans are underway to build a marine pedestrian bridge to allow travel by land instead of by boat. This benchmarking trip was conducted to experience excellent cases ahead of the marine pedestrian bridge project, to identify strengths and weaknesses, and to explore ways to apply and improve the project in Goseong-gun.

Lee Sang-geun, the governor of Goseong County, Gyeongnam, visited advanced sites in the Sinan County area of Jeonnam to find ways to revitalize tourism on Jarando Island.

On the day, Governor Lee, Choi Eul-seok, chairman of the Goseong-gun Council, and investment attraction advisors listened to briefings on successful cases from officials at Sinan County Office, then moved to Purple Island in Banwol and Bakji-do areas of Sogok-ri, Anjwa-myeon, Sinan-gun, where they walked along the Purple Bridge, a pedestrian bridge connecting islands, and flower paths.

Based on the benchmarking results, the county plans to introduce applicable policies to discover routes connecting the planned Marine Healing Center on Jaran-do with Goseong-gun’s tourist sites and to propose measures to revitalize local tourism.

Governor Lee said, “Experiencing Sinan-gun’s advanced cases provided a great opportunity to gain various ideas by comparing them with our county’s reality. We will continuously consider planning routes and facilities that reflect Jaran-do’s characteristics to stimulate interest among residents and tourists, and create an eco-friendly space with beautiful natural scenery that visitors want to return to.”