Pyeongtaek Holds Opening Ceremony for 'Hambaksan Central Park' and Announces 'Forest and Garden City, Pyeongtaek' Vision

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] Pyeongtaek City held an opening ceremony for 'Hambaksan Central Park' and announced the 'Forest and Garden City, Pyeongtaek' vision at the lake park of Hambaksan Central Park on the 31st.

The event was attended by approximately 1,000 people, including Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon, LH Korea Land and Housing Corporation President Lee Han-jun, Pyeongtaek City Council Chairman Yoo Seung-young, National Assemblyman Hong Ki-won, provincial council members, city council members, related organizations, and garden industry professionals.

Hambaksan Central Park, the central park of the Pyeongtaek Godeok District, was developed on a total land area of 671,498 square meters as a sustainable eco-type complex culture park that preserves and strengthens the habitat environment of white herons through ecological linkage between forests and water systems, based on eco-friendly nature that accommodates diverse urban activities.

The park consists of five spaces: Global Zone, Five Senses Healing Zone, Eco-Experience Zone, Art Theme Zone, and Waterfront Leisure, and features major facilities including an orchard garden, musical fountain, streams, eco-school, outdoor stage, sports field, and vegetative retention area.

At the opening ceremony, a 'Forest and Garden City, Pyeongtaek' vision declaration ceremony was held alongside the opening to prepare for transformation into a garden city of the future. The event included announcements of the four major strategies for the garden city (nature, ripple, hub, daily life) and 24 key tasks, a pre-performance by THE Heroes Ensemble, spectacular laser production by Laser Monster, and a 40-minute musical fountain show.

Mayor Jung Jang-seon of Pyeongtaek said, "The power of citizens is needed to develop into a garden city," and "I will dream of a garden city together with citizens." He added, "A city changing through 'nature,' 'ripple,' 'hub,' and 'daily life'; a city where nature and people coexist; under the slogan 'Everyday in a Garden,' I will do my best for the leap to becoming a garden city."