Mature Suwon Citizens Did Not Visit Seojangdae, a Sunrise Viewing Destination

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced that on the morning of January 1st, there were no citizens at Suwon's Seojangdae, a renowned sunrise viewing destination.

To prevent COVID-19 spread caused by large numbers of visitors, the city canceled the sunset and sunrise events at Seojangdae and restricted access to the area from 4 p.m. on December 31st to 8 a.m. on January 1st.

Banners guiding access restrictions were posted at 15 entry points to Seojangdae, and on the morning of January 1st, public officials and police enforced the access control around the area. By the time the sun rose on January 1st, no sunrise viewers had visited Seojangdae.

A city official said, "We sincerely thank the citizens for demonstrating mature civic consciousness."

Meanwhile, Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young posted a message on his personal SNS on the 1st morning, saying "In the new year, we will not let our guard down and will maintain airtight quarantine measures" and "We will do our best to win the fight against infectious disease."

He added, "We express our gratitude to all citizens who have endured through the COVID-19 crisis," and said "We will create a healthy and hopeful new year together with our citizens."