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According to Yonhap News,
(WONJU=Yonhap News) Wonju city, the representative military city of Gangwon, has declared a leap forward in tourism as the city aims to attract more than 10 million tourists.
Wonju city has a strong military image with the 1st army command, military support command 1 and 36 divisions located in the city.
Moreover, the tourism infrastructure is lacking, and the tourism industry has been regarded as a wasteland However, this year, the Mount Sogeum Swinging Bridge is looking to turn things around and bring tourists to the city.
After the 200m-long and 100m-high bridge opened in February, 1.4 million tourists have visited.
The city plans to develop a gondola, sky park, sora stairway, glass bridge, etc. around the bridge as a themed sightseeing destination where tourists can take in the best of the region.
The next tourist destination the city is looking to develope is the central railway scheduled to be dismantled next June.
The plan is to install rail buses and the first 4D themed trains, tunnel cafes, and sky observation decks in Korea using the abandoned railway lines between Bangok Station and Chiak Station.
A tourism complex will also be built around the Wonjucheon Dam, which will go into construction in September.
The city will also build sightseeing spots and a walkway using the hydrophilic space around Wonjucheon dam.
The city is also considering introducing the popular sport, luge, as part of the tourist attractions.
Luge, which can be easily and safely operated by anyone, was installed in Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do and succeeded in recording 1.8 million passengers in a year.
A private company will invest about KRW 30 billion to build a 20,000㎡ eco-friendly, family-oriented amusement park in Munmak-eup, while the Chiak Mountain Dream Land will be built as a cultural and tourism theme park in cooperation with Gangwon-do.
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Source: Yonhap News (July 13, 2018)