Ganghwa-gun Reborn as 'Bandenggi Specialized Village' at Hupo Port

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Hupo Port in Hwado-myeon, Ganghwa-gun was reborn as a ‘bandenggi specialized village’ with a Fishing Village New Deal Project completion ceremony held on the 16th.

The completion ceremony was attended by Ganghwa-gun Governor Yu Cheon-ho, National Assemblyman Bae Jun-young, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Moon Sung-hyuk, Incheon Mayor Park Nam-choon, Incheon Metropolitan Council Chairman Shin Eun-ho, Ganghwa-gun Council Chairman Shin Deuk-sang, and Kim Hong-gyu, chairman of the Hupo Port Fishing Village New Deal Regional Consultative Body, among others.

The ‘Fishing Village New Deal 300 Project’ is a key initiative of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and a community-focused living SOC project that the current administration is prioritizing to revitalize marine tourism and improve the quality of life for fishing village residents through the modernization of fishing villages and ports, and to realize balanced national development.

The Hupo Port Fishing Village New Deal Project, selected in 2019, invested a total project cost of 8.7 billion won to newly construct ▲bandenggi specialized street ▲Hupo Port entrance road improvements ▲fishing port area landscape beautification ▲Sowon Rock trail installation ▲floating breakwater installation ▲wharf fishing space, and other facilities.

In particular, the county worked together with residents to restore the former prosperity of Hupo Port, which thrived on bandenggi in the 1970s and 1980s, through ▲bandenggi menu development consulting, ▲brand development unique to Hupo Port, ▲landscape improvement projects featuring bandenggi stories, and other initiatives to enhance community capacity.

Ganghwa-gun Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "With the completion of the bandenggi specialized village at Hupo Port, not only will fishing village living conditions be greatly improved, but many visitors will flock here when connected with nearby tourist attractions," and added, "Starting with the completion of Hupo Port, we will accelerate the Fishing Village New Deal projects at Hwangsan Port, Changhoo Port, and Choji Port to improve the quality of life for fishermen and lead innovative growth in fishing villages."