An English speech contest to promote Jeju Island as one of the New7Wonders of Nature was held Sunday at the COEX, a conference center in southern Seoul. The contest was hosted by The Korea Times and supervised by The Korea Times Global Net.
At the contest, local and foreign elementary middle, and high school students who passed the preliminary round wrote a speech and presented the material in front of the crowd. They spoke about Jeju’s natural landscape, natural resources, the value of its culture and how to attract tourists.
The contest was organized to promote Jeju’s natural beauty, its history and culture. Jeju is the only place in the world that has both a geopark and a biosphere reserve and designated a natural heritage at the same time.
At the contest, 46 students made it to the final round.
“The contest was very meaningful and I really do hope Jeju can be included in the New Seven Wonders,” said Choi Mee-do from Daewon Foreign Language High School. Choi is one of the grand prize winners.