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Autumn in Yeongcheon is colored with cultural achievements brighter than the stars. The Bohyeon Mountain Starlight Festival Committee is benchmarking the success stories of the Busan Fishing Festival and is seeking qualitative growth of the festival by introducing resident-participatory content and an efficient safety management system. Preparing an experiential festival where citizens and tourists come together, rather than just a festival to be seen, will be a key strategy to increase regional tourism competitiveness. At the same time, the poetry writing class at the Imgoseowon Loyalty and Filial Piety Culture Training Center produced numerous new literary award winners and transformed Yeongcheon into a city with fertile humanities soil. This cultural infrastructure not only instills pride in local residents, but also serves as a solid foundation for establishing Yeongcheon as a city of art with a humanistic spirit beyond a simple production city.

Administrative efforts to prevent serious accidents in industrial sites are being conducted more intensely than ever. Yeongcheon City launched the 'Safety and Health Guard', comprised of private experts in the field of industrial safety, and established an on-site management system that proactively eliminates risk factors at small businesses and city-ordered construction sites. This goes beyond simple regulation and is a practical safety net that helps workers and companies focus on economic activities in a safe environment. In addition, active administration that directly visits companies that are at the core of the local economy, listens to their on-site difficulties, and seeks customized support measures serves as a catalyst for local economic recovery. Yeongcheon City's move to jump into the field to kill two birds with one stone, safety and economy, is becoming the surest way to build trust in the local community.

In the agricultural field, an innovative solution is being proposed by introducing cutting-edge mechanization to solve the labor shortage problem caused by aging. In order to maintain our status as a leading garlic producer, we distributed self-propelled riding garlic collectors, dramatically reducing labor by more than 90% and maximizing management efficiency. This will not only bring a substantial increase in income to farmers, but is also expected to be a significant turning point in brightening the future of sustainable agriculture in Yeongcheon. In addition, the voluntary activities of local organizations such as the Yeongcheon City Council for Nature Conservation to help out in rural areas supplement the lack of manpower during the busy farming season and reaffirm the warm sense of community among neighbors. With the power of technology and the warmth of people, Yeongcheon's rural areas are becoming more solid and competitive.

The 'Starlight Village Thursday Market' has penetrated into the daily lives of citizens and has established itself as a space that symbolizes Yeongcheon's philosophy of coexistence. This direct trade market, held every Thursday at Uroji Natural Ecological Park, provides a stable sales channel for producers and fresh, affordable food for consumers, creating a virtuous cycle in the local economy. This market, which goes beyond the simple function of buying and selling goods and serves as a nighttime cultural space and a resting place for citizens, is also an exemplary example of reducing 'food mileage' to achieve carbon neutrality. In addition, careful welfare administration, where public health centers directly visit senior centers to prevent infectious diseases and take care of the health of the elderly, is the core of the social safety net that helps all citizens enjoy a safe daily life without being left out.