Jeonnam Jangseong-gun Launches Full-Scale Development of '5 Major Food Streets'

The ‘Jangseong 5 Major Food Streets’ project, a campaign promise of the 8th term of the elected government in Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, has officially kicked off.

On the 6th, Jangseong-gun held a ‘Feasibility Analysis and Activation Plan Service Kickoff Meeting for the Creation of 5 Major Food Streets’ in the situation room on the 2nd floor of the county office. The meeting was presided over by Kim Han-jong, the head of Jangseong-gun, with about 20 participants including responsible officials and related personnel.

The ‘5 Major Food Streets Creation’ project aims to develop unique foods exclusive to Jangseong-gun and foster the area as a tourist attraction. Using food as a medium, it links tourism demand with local income.

This service marks the initial stage of creating the Jangseong 5 Major Food Streets. The core tasks include ▲analysis of Jangseong-gun’s basic environment and investigation of domestic and international dining tourism trends ▲collection of comprehensive opinions from stakeholders and consumers ▲survey and feasibility analysis of candidate sites for the 5 major food streets ▲and establishment of annual and phased food street creation and activation strategies.

Starting with the kickoff meeting, Jangseong-gun plans to continuously share opinions with experts in various fields and industry workers. A mid-term report meeting is scheduled for June, and a final report meeting is planned for September.

Kim Han-jong, head of Jangseong-gun, stated, “Once the Jangseong 5 Major Food Streets are established, they will create a synergistic effect along with existing food cultures such as Baekyangsa temple cuisine,” adding, “We will establish it as a representative food destination of Namdo and create a new turning point for tourism in Jangseong.”

Jangseong-gun is operating a dedicated task force (TF team) composed of experts in various fields to create the 5 major food streets, and plans to promulgate the ordinance on the creation and support of Jangseong-gun’s food-specialized streets within this month. In the future, training programs are also planned to comparatively study domestic and international cases related to food street development.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Han-gyu bless4ya@asiae.co.kr