Over the three days of the Paju Jangdan Kong Festival, agricultural products worth 3.2 billion won were sold.

(Paju=Yonhap News) Reporter No Seung-hyuk = On the 25th, Gyeonggi Province's Paju City announced that it sold 3.2 billion won worth of agricultural products at the '29th Paju Jangdan Bean Festival' held at Imjin-gak Square from the 21st to the 23rd.

The festival, themed "Clean Paju, Beans in Harmony," saw sales of 1.5 billion won (120 tons) of Paju Jangdan beans, and 1.7 billion won from agricultural specialty sales booths, traditional markets, and specialty restaurants.

This year's festival, themed around Jangdan beans, was planned with programs centered around visitor participation, including court plays, street performances, a citizen-participatory song festival, and a youth "Random Play Dance."

Visitors enjoyed various activities such as purchasing this year's harvested agricultural products and Jangdan bean processed goods, and learning about agricultural culture at the bean exhibition hall.

Experience events such as bean frying, bean pounding, and making small meju were well-received by visitors.

In particular, various convenience services such as free delivery and half-price courier service, as well as shopping cart rentals, allowed visitors to freely enjoy the festival without worrying about their luggage.

nsh@yna.co.kr