230 Middle, High School and University Students from Gyeonggi Province to Explore DMZ on 24th-25th

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd that it will hold the '1st Peace Nuri-gil Youth Expedition' event in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) area around Paju on the 24th and 25th.

The event, held under the theme of 'Seeking Peace,' will bring together 230 middle school, high school, and university students from the province.

On the first day, the expedition will hold a launch ceremony at Paju's Yulgok Wetland Park, then walk the Bangujung-gil route, which is Course 8 of the Peace Nuri-gil, and ride bicycles inside the Civilian Control Line (CCL).

The Peace Nuri-gil is a trekking course connecting 191 km from Gimpo to Goyang to Paju to Yeoncheon along the DMZ, divided into a total of 12 courses.

They will then watch a patriotic concert by the 1st Division Military Band and stay overnight at Camp Greaves DMZ Experience Center, the first lodging facility inside the Paju CCL, which was renovated from a former U.S. military base.

On the second day, participants will tour security facilities within the Paju CCL, including Dora Observatory, Dora Peace Park, and the Third Tunnel.

Middle and high school participants will receive recognition for 8 hours of volunteer service, while university students and adult leaders will receive recognition for 16 hours respectively.

Lee Gang-seok, director of Gyeonggi Province's Balanced Development Bureau, said, "This will be a valuable time for youth to develop security awareness while experiencing the site of inter-Korean division."

The second expedition event will be held on the 14th and 15th of next month.