Ganghwa County Pushes Forward with Goryeo Marketplace Development Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County is moving forward with an indoor tourist attraction development project themed around a Goryeo-era marketplace to revitalize the old downtown of Ganghwa-eup and develop new tourism resources for the region.

The county held a design competition for the renovation of the old Ihwa Textile building to create a comprehensive cultural experience space that reproduces a Goryeo-era marketplace street and offers experiences in food and refreshments, costume rentals, and traditional lifestyles.

Among the two submitted works, the design proposal from ID Architecture was selected as the winning entry. The winner will be given authority to conduct the design project for the Goryeo Marketplace development project.

The Goryeo Marketplace development project will renovate an existing building around 878 Gwancheon-ri, Ganghwa-eup, with a site area of 1,940 square meters and a building area of 610 square meters. It will be developed as a hub tourism resource by connecting with existing nearby attractions such as the Sochan Experience Hall, Joyang Textile, and Donggwang Textile. The project aims for completion by year-end with a total budget of 2 billion won.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho said, "Through the Goryeo Marketplace development project, which will become a new landmark alongside existing tourist facilities such as the Sochan Experience Hall and Joyang Textile, we will attract more tourists to the old downtown," and added, "We will continue to do our best to invigorate the old downtown."