Groundbreaking for 'Ganghwabuk Cultural Center,' a Hub Facility for Northern Ganghwa Island

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Shin Eun-seop] The 'Ganghwabuk Cultural Center,' which will serve as a hub cultural facility in the northern region of Ganghwa Island, has begun construction.

Ganghwa County held a groundbreaking ceremony for the 'Ganghwabuk Cultural Center' on the 14th, with attendance by County Governor Yu Cheon-ho, County Council Chairman Shin Deuk-sang and council members, and heads of agencies and organizations in Yangsa-myeon.

The Ganghwabuk Cultural Center is being promoted as a regional balanced development project that will establish a hub cultural facility in the northern region, which lacks relatively sufficient infrastructure, enabling residents to enjoy cultural activities in their immediate vicinity.

The Ganghwabuk Cultural Center, for which the groundbreaking ceremony was held today, will be constructed by the end of this year with a project budget of 1.65 billion won in the area of 479-1 Inhwa-ri, Yangsa-myeon, with a total floor area of 492㎡ and a 3-story structure, and is planned to feature a resident community room, multipurpose small performance hall, and other facilities.

The multipurpose performance hall will operate programs such as film screenings and traditional vocal music instruction, and the community space is designed to be used as a gathering space for local residents and a sales venue.

In his remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony, County Governor Yu Cheon-ho said, "Just a century ago, the northern region was a strategic hub for national defense and transportation through the Han River to the capital," and added, "We will proactively establish the lacking tourism and cultural infrastructure in the northern region to achieve balance with the southern region and enable our community to make a leap into the future."