(Hongseong=Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Yun-deok = On the 26th, Hongseong County in South Chungcheong announced a competition for character designs utilizing the region's representative specialty products, strawberries and garlic.
Prizes of 3 million won each will be awarded to the submitters of the best strawberries and garlic, and the selected characters will be used for cultural tourism promotion and souvenirs.
Submissions can be made through the "Hongseong Specialty Product Character Competition" website (www.loud.kr/contest/view/188967) until the 9th of next month.
A county official said, "While Hongseong Hanwoo is widely known, strawberries and garlic are relatively unknown," and expressed hope that the competition will help spread the charm of Hongseong strawberries and garlic and allow many people to discover the region's value anew.
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