Seongnam City to Foster Local Attractions as Differentiated Tourism Resources

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Attractive and unique venues that can host various corporate or cultural events are known as "unique venues." Seongnam City has set out to discover local attractions and foster them as differentiated tourism resources.

Reporter Yu Yeong-su has the details.

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This is Daegwangsa Temple in Seongnam, home to Mireukbojeon, the largest wooden building in Asia, and the tallest Mireukdaebul (Maitreya Buddha statue) in the country.

While operating primarily as a traditional temple offering temple stays, meditation, and tea ceremony classes, it is also equipped with a 150-seat lecture room and a 100-seat program room.

[Beopgi / Monastic Administrator, Daegwangsa Temple: It is a place that is most authentically Korean, showcases our traditions, displays distinctive cultural aspects, and also heals the mind and body.]

Seongeum Art Center is located in the Baekhyeon-dong Cafe Culture Street near Pangyo Station.

As a complex cultural and artistic space offering a wide range of cultural content, it features a concert hall with over 200 seats and various seminar rooms, making it possible to host distinctive corporate events.

[Heo Dae-gwang / CEO, Seongeum Art Center: Amid situations prone to getting bogged down in rigid meetings, we have the great advantage of being able to further enhance the efficiency and completion of meetings through classical music or musical performances.]

Seongnam City has designated five locations, including Daegwangsa Temple and Seongeum Art Center, as "unique venues"—referring to distinctive spots capable of hosting corporate and cultural events—and conducted in-depth consulting for them.

The city also plans to designate a total of 17 locations to link them with the MICE industry.

[Shin Sang-jin / Mayor of Seongnam: We have plans to be reborn as a cradle of the MICE industry where people can enjoy distinctive regional locations, distinctive meetings, and tourism combined.]

Seongnam City announced that it will expand the project step-by-step, including selecting additional targets next year.

(Video by: In Pil-seong)
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