[Nongsuchaksan Newspaper=Reporter Nara Park] The 26th Cheongyang Pepper and Goji Berry Festival, a representative festival of Cheongyang, concluded successfully over three days, attracting over 100,000 visitors. Held from the 19th to the 21st at the Baekse Health Park in Cheongyang-eup, this festival promoted "the taste of Cheongyang" nationwide, focusing on peppers, goji berries, and local agricultural products, and achieved tangible results in increasing farmers' income. Although there were concerns about sales slumps due to the heat and timing adjustments, Cheongyang County overcame these challenges with aggressive pre-promotion and a reasonable pricing strategy. As a result, the festival sold 660 million won worth of dried peppers, 130 million won worth of pepper powder, and more.