Geotourism

     Seoul has more tourist attractions and tourists than any of other places in Korea. Most of the visitors are highly concentrated in Seoul, especially in North of Seoul, where Myung-dong, Insa-dong and Itaewon is at. However, it is hard to say that traveling Seoul is a great chance to see the geographical diversity and distinctiveness of the place. On the other hand, Jeonju can be a good example of geotourism. The environment and cultural properties are quite well-preserved and also, tourists are able to see how local people lives at the same time. As Jeonju is an emerging tourist attraction, there are a few possible effects of geotourism in Jeonju.

     One possible effect of geotourisom in Jeonju is that it is good for informing Korean traditional culture. Hanok maeul, which is consisted of many beautiful korean-style houses, is the most famous place in Jeonju. Most of koreans are shy about wearing hanbok, but in here, there are a bunch of people wearing hanbok wandering and eating traditional foods. It would be a good chance for foreign visitors to see cultural relics, try on hanbok and enjoy delicious traditional foods at the same time. So if they visit Jeonju, there are a lot of advantages for them to know about Korean culture without wasting time seeing each thing. Also, 

     Another possible effect of geotourism in Jeonju is that it helps Jeonju to preserve traditional heritage more and more. As tourists in Jeonju are increasing in numbers, the government is looking for ways to preserve and inform hanok and all the other local environment. For example, they recently hold a Gamaek festival, which is a specialty of the city, to promote that the city has much more thing to enjoy than just one thing, Hanok maeul. Since it was a festival about beer, a lot of people came to take part of the festival and enjoyed delicious foods and beer. The increase in tourism also benefits Jeonju in economic point of views. So if the government keeps working on ways to preserve and promote Jeonju, the numbers of visitors would increase gradually and the government and the local people would benefit from that. They could go for the effect of killing two birds with one stone.

     To sum up, geotourism in Jeonju benefits both tourists and local people. Tourists are able to watch and experience a variety of traditional culture at the same time and local people are able to create economic profit and receive help from the government to preserve their local environment.