Korea is surrounded by the sea in three sides and has more than 3,000 islands, inhabited and uninhabited. Uninhabited islands are increasing due to the urbanization and the industrialization. Nevertheless, the islands have their own characteristic cul...
Korea is surrounded by the sea in three sides and has more than 3,000 islands, inhabited and uninhabited. Uninhabited islands are increasing due to the urbanization and the industrialization. Nevertheless, the islands have their own characteristic culture, history and natural surroundings, which helps the islands form the markets for sightseeing. The initiatives for developing sightseeing markets in islands should be given to the inhabitants of the islands because the inhabitants are the main body of the culture and history of the islands. The community of fishery villages in the islands should be well maintained in order for the inhabitants of the islands to maintain and recreate their own cultural heritages. In those well maintained communities, the inhabitants of the islands should take initiatives in developing the culture and history of communities and transforming them into the marketable sightseeing resources. In the process of doing these, the new culture in which the tie among the inhabitants of the islands and the recognition as a community become strengthened should be formed.