Hanok Village Development Project Within Suwon Hwaseong Castle Advances to Final Round of 'New Gyeonggi Policy Competition 2020'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 7th that it has advanced to the final round of Gyeonggi Province's 'New Gyeonggi Policy Competition 2020, Gyeonggi FIRST' with its project proposal for 'Gyeonggi Hanok Village Development Project Embraced by Suwon Hwaseong Castle.'

With its advancement to the final round, the city has secured a minimum of 3 billion won in project funding (provincial funds). If selected as the grand prize winner in the final round, the city could secure up to 6 billion won in project funding. The 'New Gyeonggi Policy Competition 2020' is a project in which the Gyeonggi Province governor provides special adjustment grants to cities and counties through open competition.

In the 'General-Scale Project' category to which the city submitted its proposal, seven cities and counties advanced to the final round. The final rankings will be determined following the final deliberation (expert review and online public opinion survey) scheduled for the end of October.

The 'Gyeonggi Hanok Village Development Project Embraced by Suwon Hwaseong Castle' proposed by the city is a project for 'stay-type tourism' that involves creating a 'hanok experience village' within Suwon Hwaseong Castle, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.

A Suwon City official stated, "The Gyeonggi Hanok Village Development Project Embraced by Suwon Hwaseong Castle is aimed at creating a premium hanok village that complements Suwon Hwaseong Castle in the urban area," and expressed expectations that "it will also contribute to the revitalization of the old city center."