Namsan and Gwancheong Parks in Ganghwa to Transform into Themed Parks

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Namsan Neighborhood Park and Gwancheong Neighborhood Park, both located in Ganghwa-eup, Ganghwa County, will be transformed into distinctive themed parks.

Ganghwa County announced on the 16th that the two existing parks will each be given their own theme, with improvements to park landscapes through nighttime lighting installation and other enhancements, providing residents with more attractions and rest areas.

First, Namsan Neighborhood Park will adopt the theme "Starry Night with Milky Way Cascading Down," dividing the park into seven themed zones: ①Cypress Tree Health Path with phytoncide ②Rainbow Bridge ③Milky Way Path where visitors feel as though walking beneath a starry sky ④Memory Lane adorned with four-leaf clover lights symbolizing good fortune and autumn foliage ⑤Wild Flower Path with scattered petals ⑥Birch Forest Path with beautiful bark ⑦Rhododendron Hill offering panoramic views of Ganghwa-eup. This project will be completed by September.

Additionally, Gwancheong Neighborhood Park is preparing to transform with the concept "Emotional Space in Nature - Art Gwancheong."

Key themes include a Ganghwa symbolic rest area that captures the essence of Ganghwa, a summer hydrangea garden with diverse seasonal flowers, a refreshing mist fog path with spray features, a starlit viewing hill where night sky stars are embroidered, a cool healing zone where people of all ages can enjoy leisure time, and a babbling stream path that are currently being planned.

The Gwancheong Neighborhood Park themed park project is expected to be completed around next year. The county plans to complete the detailed design by the end of this year and formally launch the project from 2025.

Meanwhile, this Namsan and Gwancheong themed park creation project is being pursued as a priority project in the park sector for Ganghwa County in 2024, along with the Gilsang Park creation project. The project was selected for the Ministry of Interior and Safety's special circumstance region project and is being pursued as a national subsidy project.

A county official stated, "By adding distinctive characteristics to each park, we expect significant contributions to enhancing residents' leisure activities and improving quality of life," and added, "We will continue to nurture these spaces as healing areas in harmony with nature, given that many residents use them."