Hampyeong-gun Mopyeong Village Forest Newly Designated as National Forest Cultural Asset

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do (Acting County Governor Na Yunsu) announced on the 7th that the Mopyeong Village Forest in Haebo-myeon has been newly designated as a National Forest Cultural Asset (Korea Forest Service Notification No. 2019-397).

The Korea Forest Service conducts annual investigations and evaluations of forests, trees, natural objects, and historic sites to designate and manage forest resources with high ecological, scenic, and emotional preservation value as National Forest Cultural Assets.

The Mopyeong Village Forest is a windbreak forest covering an area of 10,925 square meters in Sanggok-ri, Haebo-myeon.

It was established to block the west wind from Haebo Stream around the time when the clan village of the Papyung Yoon (尹) family was formed. Thirty 500-year-old zelkova trees and twelve hackberry trees have been well preserved to this day, earning high praise for their natural and ecological value.

Additionally, it harmonizes well with the nearby Mopyeong Hanok Village, Songsan Reservoir, and Jamwol Art Museum, and is evaluated as requiring systematic protection and management not only for its artistic and cultural value but also as an eco-friendly tourism resource.

Na Yunsu, Acting County Governor of Hampyeong, said, “By April, we plan to install a designation signboard in front of the Hampyeong Mopyeong Village Forest and carry out systematic tree maintenance. Through this designation as a National Forest Cultural Asset, we hope to raise the interest of residents in the value of forest culture and the tangible and intangible assets of the region.”

Meanwhile, the Korea Forest Service currently manages a total of 60 National Forest Cultural Assets and newly designated 14 sites nationwide, including the Hampyeong Mopyeong Village Forest, at the end of December last year.

The Mopyeong Village Forest in Haebo-myeon, Hampyeong-gun, also won the grand prize at the ‘4th Jeollanam-do Village Forest Contest’ held last year.

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