Ganghwa County Opens First Children's Park in Southern Area, 'Gilsang Park'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] The first children's park in the southern Ganghwa region, located in Onsuri, Gilsang-myeon, opened on the 20th.

Ganghwa County completed the Gilsang Park development project and held a completion ceremony attended by approximately 100 people, including County Executive Park Yong-chul, Acting Chairman Han Seung-hee of the Ganghwa County Council, county council members, heads of organizations and institutions within the county, and residents.

Gilsang Park, developed in the area around 82-9 Onsuri, Gilsang-myeon, was created with the theme of 'Ganghwa's Breath Theme Garden' on approximately 14,352㎡ with an investment of approximately 9.5 billion won, and features △Trick Art Garden △Sea Playground △Fortress Playground △Wetland Garden △Children's Playground △Senior Playground, and more.

Gilsang Park was selected as a nationally-funded project under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Special Situation Area Development program and was pursued with the aim of creating landscapes in border areas and generating diverse cultural spaces. Along with the Ganghwa Southern Comprehensive Welfare Town, it is expected to become a leisure and healing space for residents of the southern region.

County Executive Park Yong-chul said, "I am pleased that the creation of Gilsang Park has brought about a comfortable rest space for residents of the southern region," and added, "Going forward, I will do my best to create more cultural experience spaces so that residents' quality of life can improve."