New Tourist Attraction Emerges at the Entrance of Choji Bridge in Southern Ganghwa

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Shin Eun-seop] A new tourist attraction has been created at the entrance of Choji Bridge in southern Ganghwa County, offering a meeting place and green promenade where visitors can experience the changing seasons.

On the 13th, the county held a completion ceremony for the 'Ganghwa Choji Gateway Landscape Improvement Project,' attended by approximately 200 people including County Governor Yu Cheon-ho, National Assembly Member Bae Joon-young, County Council Chairman Shin Deuk-sang and council members, and heads of related organizations and agencies.

The 'Choji Gateway Landscape Improvement Project' involves investing 1.9 billion won in improvements to an 8,068 square-meter site at the Choji Bridge intersection in Gilsang-myeon, the southern gateway entrance, to create a gathering plaza, convenience and rest facilities, public facilities, and a tourism information center.

An outdoor stage has been built on the spacious lawn plaza, and a distinctive walking path has been connected where 37 species of trees including pine trees and approximately 20,000 flowering plants have been planted.

Additionally, distinctive landscape lighting has been installed so that visitors can rest and receive tourism information even at night.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "With the completion of the Choji Gateway, a space has been created where residents and visitors can take a break," and added, "I will do my best to hold small festivals and performances here throughout the seasons and to open agricultural product direct sales centers to inject vitality into the local economy."