Chungcheongnam-do

▲ Hot spring Grand Festival&Forest Culture Fair

‘2016 Hot spring Grand Festival & Forest Culture Fair’ had been done successfully with around 620,000 visitors from all parts of the country.

According Chungnam-do, this event, ‘The Feast of Wellness by Coexistence of Breath and Rest’, was held in historical site ‘Deoksan Hot spring’

Therefor various events as ‘The 2nd Yesan Chrysanthemum Festival’ and ‘Naepo Forest walkathon’ were held together with the festival, more than half million people enjoyed the festival with their families, friends and lovers by making memories and feeling the scent of autumn.

Chungnam-do appraised themselves because
▲They attracted around 140,000 more visitors than their target of 620,000 so they expect it will bling positive effect to near the area in a direct and indirect way
▲They demonstrated the superiority of Deoksan Hot Spring by awarding prizes from the prime minister and government-related organizations
▲Voluntary Crime prevention groups, police officers, exemplary driver associations and Deoksan citizens worked together to make the festival safe and clean
▲The Festival that everyone enjoyed
▲Advertised extensively about ‘Yesan, the Healing City’ with a harmony of forests and hot springs.

And, many of visitors from out of the town used local accommodations and restaurants so it energized commercial supremacies around the town.

Especially, Chungnam-do came into its own to contribute making Doeksan hot spring famous and energizing a hot spring industry.

Also, they did environmental arrangement with locals and volunteers to make a clean built-up area and their effort on the festival to improve their image got reached fruition.

Above that, main tourist attractions like Yesan Stork Park, Sudeok-sa (Sudeok Temple), Chungii-sa (Chungii Temple) and Yedang Reservoir were crowded with many visitors so it made Yesan city more famous as a tourist city.

Authorities of Chungnam-do said, “We are going to be an industrial tourist city that has stories and healing by the festivals we have. People will remember Yesan County as an entrance of Naepo new town and center of Chungnam-do.”

Governor of Yesan Hwang Sun Bong said, “I would never forget about the people’s smiles in the festival. They seemed fully enjoyed the festival with their families, friends and lovers in the forests and hot springs in Yesan city. From now on, we will provide many amenities like food and attractions so come enjoy Yesan city with your family.”