More than a hundred journalists, politicians and business leaders attended an event on Thursday to mark the launch of Jeju Island’s campaign to be named one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
With 300 days left until people around the world choose the final seven from among 28 finalists, the island is making an all-out effort to garner global support.
The chairman of the national New 7 Wonders of Nature committee and former Prime Minister Chung Un-chan said the beauty of Jeju is yet to be discovered and called for support from voters worldwide.
He pointed out that Jeju is the world’s only place to have been named a biosphere reserve (in 2002), a World Natural Heritage site (2007) and a Global Geopark (2010).
Jeju Governor Woo Keun-min said the campaign will be a chance to boost awareness of the island’s natural beauty among foreigners.
Link : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/01/14/2011011401071.html
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