Pyeongtaek City (Mayor Jeong Jang-seon) announced that Anjung Market was selected for the 2025 Culture and Tourism Specialized Market Development Project (project cost up to KRW 1 billion), a public offering project hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
As a result, Pyeongtaek City has selected Anjung Market for the 2025-2026 project, followed by Tongbok Market in 2021-2022 and Songtan Market in 2023-2024, and will continue to promote cultural tourism-type specialized market development projects for 6 consecutive years. It is expected that it will revitalize the area.
The cultural tourism-type specialized market development project is a project that supports merchant projects that focus on nurturing the market’s unique strengths by linking local culture and tourism resources. The goal is to develop market tour courses, foster tourism content, and develop local sales channels for two years. In the case of Anjung Market, we plan to promote various projects to make Anjung Market a ‘culture and art gallery where people want to stay and visit.’
Pyeongtaek Mayor Jeong Jang-seon said, “I am pleased that the Merchants’ Association’s continuous efforts to attract cultural tourism-type specialized market development projects to Anjung Market have borne fruit, and we will do our best together to help Anjung Market leap forward as a tourist destination in western Pyeongtaek.” said.
Meanwhile, Pyeongtaek Mayor Jeong Jang-seon visited the Hwayang District urban development project site on the 2nd (Thursday) to inspect the project progress status and listen to the opinions of officials.
On this day, Mayor Jeong spoke with the union and site officials to personally check the progress of the construction and any difficulties. In particular, he requested that every effort be made to promote construction so that the schedule for moving into apartments in the Hwayang district scheduled for the second half of this year can be achieved without disruption.
Mayor Jeong said, “The Hwayang District Urban Development Project is a very important project for balanced development and improvement of the residential environment in the western part of Pyeongtaek,” and added, “I hope that all parties involved will cooperate so that residents can settle into their new homes without inconvenience.” He asked.
Meanwhile, Hwayang District is a large-scale urban development project being built with 20,388 households in an area of 2,792,500 m2, and various infrastructure facilities such as the Western Branch Office, commercial facilities, parks, and schools are scheduled to be built.
Pyeongtaek City plans to continue to provide interest and support to ensure that the project progresses without setbacks through site visits and listening to opinions from stakeholders.
Economy Queen Reporter Kim Hong-mi / Photo Pyeongtaek City
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