Chungju Vision 2020 and Development Strategies
“Strong and Vigorous Economy and Young and Dynamic Chungju”
Urban and rural lives exist in perfect harmony with state-of-the-art environment-friendly industries as the growth engine backed by a well-organized, high-speed transportation network
High-tech, business-friendly city
The paradigm of an environment-friendly tourist city
Strategy I: A high-tech, business-friendly city and hub of logistics in Korea’s central inland region

◎ Develop a self-sufficient, business-friendly city with the high-tech industrial park
◎ Build an inland port for the Great Korea Canal and a multi-purpose logistics complex, and establish a new industrial belt in connection with the canal
◎ Build a world-class multi-purpose healthcare complex (healthcare + agriculture + bio-industry)

Strategy II: Center of Jungwon history and culture

◎ Establish the identity and status of Jungwon culture through the national Jungwon Cultural Heritage Research Institute
◎ Promote the Basic Jungwon Culture Development Plan to develop and specialize Jungwon cultural contents

Strategy III: The best tourism and recreation city near the capital city

◎ Expand the cultural infrastructure (e.g., UN Peace Park, etc.) and develop year-round theme tour programs
◎ Develop a world-level riverside theme park (e.g., Chungjuho Flow 100-ri Renaissance Project)

Strategy IV: A model welfare and environmental city in which urban and rural lives exist in perfect harmony

◎ Concentrate on fostering a high-quality and environment-friendly agricultural industry and on developing local products into global brands through specialization
◎ Concentrate on fostering social welfare and an environment-friendly agricultural industry and on developing local products into global brands through specialization

Future Images of Chungju
“Future Images of Chungju”
- A hub of high-tech industries (e.g., a high-tech, business-friendly city)
- Center of Jungwon history and culture
- A competent tourism and recreation city near the capital city
- An ecologically and environmentally-friendly city where urban and rural lives exist in perfect harmony
Develop Chungju into an environment
and business-friendly tourist city in which everyone wants to live
Regional Characteristics and Growth Potential
Located in the middle of the nation
Transportation hub
  • ◎ Cross-shaped, high-speed transportation network: Jungbu Inland Highway + Dongseo Highway
  • ◎ Emerged as the center of railway transportation: Jungbu Inland Railway + Chungbuk Subway Line
  •     - A national transportation network hub, in which various modes of transportation such as overland, marine, and airborne transportation are available (e.g., Gyeongbu Canal, Cheongju International Airport)
Easy access, low land transportation price, abundant labor force
Optimal industrial location conditions
  • ◎ Business-friendly environment (e.g., Business-friendly City, High-tech Industrial Park, etc.)
Mountains, hot spring, lake
A wealth of tourist resources
  • ◎ Scenic landscape (e.g., Mt. Wolak National Park, Korea’s best spa, Chungjuho, etc.)
  • ◎ Decent facilities for leisure and recreation sports (e.g., golf course, ski resort, Tangeumho Rowing Course, etc.)
Mixture of the culture of the three ancient kingdoms of Korea
Origin of Jungwon culture
  • ◎ A variety of national cultures (e.g., Jungangtap, etc.); a cradle of Taekgyeon and Gayageum