Gyeonggi Province to Develop Tourism in Five Regional Zones

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 26th that it will develop the region into five tourism zones to foster the tourism industry.

Accordingly, the province has divided the entire region into five zones: ▲Peace Zone (northern border areas including Yeoncheon, Dongducheon, and Paju) ▲Ecology Zone (northeastern areas including Pocheon, Gapyeong, and Yangpyeong) ▲Culture Zone (southeastern areas including Suwon, Icheon, Yeoju, Gwangju, and Anseong) ▲Marine Zone (west coast areas including Pyeongtaek, Hwaseong, and Siheung) ▲Urban Zone (including Goyang, Seongnam, and Bucheon).

The province plans to designate Yeoncheon's Hantan River tourism site, Pocheon's Sangjung Lake, Yongin's Everland, Pyeongtaek's Pyeongtaek Lake, and Goyang's Korean Wave Wood as central hubs of each zone and develop them into internationally competitive tourism destinations representing Gyeonggi Province.

In particular, Sangjung Lake and Pyeongtaek Lake, which are central hubs of the Ecology and Marine zones, will be developed with expanded designated areas, while Everland in Yongin, the hub of the Culture Zone, will be designated as a tourism complex to compete with foreign theme parks.

Additionally, Goyang's Korean Wave Wood and Gimpo's Deokjin Port, which are still in the planning phase, are scheduled to be developed as tourism sites reflecting changed circumstances.