Vice Minister of Culture Jang Jang-ran hikes up Mount Bukak
Vice Minister of Culture Jang Jang-ran hikes up Mount BukakVice Minister Jang Jang-ran of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Friday toured the Bukhansan Mountain climbing course, which is included in the ‘K-Climbing’ list of 10 tourist courses in the Blue House area.The Bukhansan Mountain hiking course, located behind the Blue House, was once off-limits to the extent that it was called the “secret presidential trail,” but it was opened along with the Blue House in May last year.Jang toured the entire course, from the Chilgung Palace, Baekakjeong, Cheongwadae Observatory, and Cheongwondae.He was accompanied by Captain Uhm Hong-gil, South Korea’s leading mountaineer, and Fabien, a French broadcaster based in Seochon, along with about 20 other people, including local university students and foreign exchange students.”I hope that many of you can experience the essence of K-climbing, which can only be experienced in Korea, here at the Blue House area tourism course,” said Jang.”I hope that K-tourism, including tourism in the Cheong Wa Dae area, will be revitalized by utilizing the world’s only urban climbing course,” said Captain Uhm Hong-gil, who joined the trip.Broadcaster Fabien said, “I hope that K-climbing tourism, which combines the charms of the Cheong Wa Dae area such as K-food linked to climbing, will be better known.”The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to introduce more K-climbing courses that can be enjoyed right in the Cheong Wa Dae area next year, diversifying them by time and theme.It also plans to discover K-climbing courses that can be combined with 토토사이트 sightseeing in major city centers across the country.