Pocheon City selects 6 excellent works in tourism souvenir contest

Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Young-hyeon) announced on the 1st that it held the ‘Pocheon City Tourism Souvenir Contest’ to discover and foster tourism souvenirs that reflect regional characteristics and identity and selected six excellent works.

A total of 55 design works were submitted for this contest, of which 29 actual works were selected for review. Afterwards, the Pocheon City Tourism Product Review Committee went through screening and additional verification procedures to select the final 6 excellent works.

The silver prize went to the ‘Pocheon 9 Scenic Mini Tile Magnet Set’, which depicts 9 representative tourist attractions in Pocheon, and the ‘Cheonju Lake Jewelry Box’, which was inspired by Pocheon Art Valley’s Cheonju Lake, which was a former abandoned quarry.

The bronze medal was awarded to four works, including ‘Pocheon Hantangang Columnar Joint Road Handkerchief’, ‘Makgeolli-themed Makgeolli Bread’, ‘Pocheon Icon Pin Button and Magnet’, and ‘Pocheon Pigulginang Waterfall Cycle Set’.

Vice Mayor Kim Jong-hoon said, “I am grateful to the participants who submitted excellent works that well captured the identity of Pocheon,” and added, “We will actively promote Pocheon so that tourists visiting Pocheon can return to Pocheon through souvenirs.”

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