Yeoju City Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Commemorate Installation of 'Love Yeoju Rice Photo Zone'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Yeoju City recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the installation of the 'Love Yeoju Rice Photo Zone,' designed with the motif of the city's rice character 'Midoli' and a heart, at the riverside of the Namhan River Suspension Bridge Light Park, it announced on the 27th.

This was the first project of its kind in Yeoju City, implemented proactively by relevant departments based on an idea from Lee Soon-yeol, Chairman of the Yeoju Sejong Culture and Tourism Foundation.

The photo zone installed this time is a space designed to allow both citizens and tourists to experience the brand value of Yeoju rice, and is expected to establish itself as a new tourist attraction, harmonizing with the beautiful scenery of the Namhan River.

The event was attended by Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju City, City Councilor Gyeonggyeong-myeong, Lee Soon-yeol, Chairman of the Yeoju Sejong Culture and Tourism Foundation, Lee Soon-yeol, Director of Agricultural Policy, and Lee Sang-hwi, Director of the Yeoju Agricultural Industry Co-Brand Activation Center.

Mayor Lee Chung-woo and Lee Soon-yeol, Chairman of the Yeoju Sejong Culture and Tourism Foundation, said, "It is meaningful that the photo zone has been installed in a form that both citizens and tourists can easily visit near the Namhan River Suspension Bridge, and we hope it will become an opportunity to boost the pride of Yeoju residents."