Ganghwa County, Ganghwa South Municipal Kids Cafe Construction Nearing Completion

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County announced on the 12th that the construction of the Ganghwa South Municipal Kids Cafe, being promoted as a pledge of the seventh elected term, is in full progress with a formal opening scheduled for March of next year.

The Ganghwa South Municipal Kids Cafe is a project aimed at creating an indoor play space where parents and children can enjoy healing together. Located at 470-4 Onsu-ri, Gilsang-myeon (adjacent to the Ganghwa Senior Culture Center), the project covers an area of 998.78㎡ with a budget of 3.9 billion won.

The kids cafe play space, selected through a public competition, was designed by incorporating major tourist attractions representing Ganghwa County. The indoor play facilities include Jeondeungsa Ginkgo Tree Tightrope Walking, Chojigin Maze, Manisan Tangun Gaecheon Path Climbing (13.5m mega slide and climbing wall), Growth Playground, and Interactive (responsive sensor play video).

Additionally, a 10-meter-high dolmen climbing play facility that adults can experience together, as well as nail art and foot massage experience rooms, nursing rooms, and mom cafes have been created as parent rest areas, providing facilities that both children and parents can enjoy.

The third-floor multipurpose auditorium will be equipped with stage lighting to serve as a venue for residents' meetings and lectures, as well as a complex cultural space for puppet shows and small performances for children.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho, who visited the construction site on the 8th, stated, "Through the creation of an indoor play space where children, who will lead our future, can heal together with their parents, improvements in children's physical and emotional health are expected," and added, "We will continue to expand indoor play spaces where the entire family can enjoy together to create a regional environment suitable for raising children."

Meanwhile, the county plans to conduct installation inspections, safety inspections, and trial operations to ensure safe operation of the play facilities before the official opening in March next year. The county also plans to additionally construct the Ganghwa North Municipal Kids Cafe with an area of 1,270㎡ within the Ganghwa Complex Community Center being built in Namsan-ri, Ganghwa-eup, by the end of next year.