Daegwangsa Temple, Moani, Saesori Mulsori, Seongeum Art Center, and More
MICE Industry Revitalization... Now Expanded to 14 Unique Venues
Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sang-jin) announced on the 11th that it has newly selected four unique meeting venues (hereinafter referred to as Unique Venues) as part of measures to revitalize the MICE industry.
Unique Venue is a compound word of Unique, meaning ‘distinctive,’ and Venue, meaning a place. It refers to locations that are not specialized facilities but have local characteristics and can host MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions) events.
The newly selected Unique Venues are Daegwangsa Temple (Gumi-dong Bulgoksan), Moani (Geumgok-dong), Saesori Mulsori (Oya-dong), and Seongeum Art Center (Baekhyeon-dong).
Daegwangsa Temple is a temple that houses Mireuk Bojeon, the largest wooden structure in East Asia (area 661㎡, height 33m), and the tallest seated Mireuk Great Buddha statue in Korea (17m). The meditation university lecture room within the temple can accommodate meetings with about 150 participants. Visitors can also experience templestay and temple cuisine.
Moani is a nature-friendly complex cultural space featuring a caf?, an indoor event rental space (486㎡), a rooftop garden on the third floor, a backyard, and an annex meeting room. Located near Jinjaesan Mountain and Soetgol Stream, it offers seasonal natural scenery within the city.
Saesori Mulsori is a traditional teahouse remodeled from a 100-year-old hanok. The main tiled-roof house and yard together cover a total area of 1050㎡, and the annex can host small-scale meetings for about 20 people in a tranquil atmosphere.
Seongeum Art Center is a cultural event space spanning from basement level 2 to the 4th floor, located in the Baekhyeon caf? cultural street. Besides a 200-seat auditorium, it has a flexible seating basement space with 108 seats for various planned events and seminars. It also includes a caf? (1st-2nd floors) suitable for banquets and rehearsal rooms, offering diverse event venues.
Seongnam City selected these Unique Venues through on-site evaluations by three MICE experts.
The facilities receive support for promotion, MICE event matching, stakeholder training, and development of unique programs.
The total number of Unique Venues selected by Seongnam City has increased to 14, including these four new locations.
A Seongnam City official stated, “Along with the planned construction of an exhibition and convention center in the Baekhyeon district by 2030, we aim to continuously discover unique venues within the region to establish conditions for hosting international events,” adding, “This will strengthen the competitiveness of the MICE industry.”
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