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Imjingak in Paju has emerged as a tourist destination, small rental merchants who have been operating locally for decades are being pushed out.



Reporter Seo Sang-gyo from the Uijeongbu branch reported.



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small tent was built next to the boarding platform of the Imjingak Gondola in Paju.



Four small merchants who are about to be expelled from Imjingak have begun to protest, demanding the right to survive.



[Song Jeong-hee/Imjin-gak Merchant: Since small merchants like us are in a position to be expelled, there is such a resentment that only those who have them should live well.]



They have been running souvenir shops in Imjin-gak for over 30 years.



They believed in the promise of giving them a new seat instead of leaving the store for the new ecotourism center, but Paju City has made it aside.



The city has actually undergone administrative procedures for relocation of rental stores, such as changing the use of the site behind the tent and installing a water meter.



The merchants paid 21 million won per household to make a container for a store, so the feeling of loss is great.



[Kwon Soon-wan/Im Jin-gak, Chairman of Merchant: We only thought we'd be here and waited so far.

I wonder if this makes sense to come and make a blank paper.] The



city ​​offers an alternative site near Lake Majang, which has recently emerged as a new tourist attraction, but merchants refuse.



This is because it is not easy for anyone to move away from a place that has been cultivated for decades.



[Paju City officials: As they continue to insist on entering Imjingak, it is necessary to review them carefully. Currently, we have proposed another plan (entered in Majang Lake).] The



city ​​is also in the process of lawsuits to vacate three restaurants in Imjingak

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Imjingak has emerged as a national tourist destination filled with geographic specificity and history along with large-scale investments from the current government.



Although it is desperate to create facilities and environments suitable for national tourist destinations, the promise of win-win with small merchants is also an important value that cannot be abandoned.



Paju-si's worries are deepening.