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Ulsan Daegok Museum, Special Exhibition ... What Is the Story Behind Protecting Sipri Bamboo Grove?

Exterior view of Ulsan Daegok Museum.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Ulsan Daegok Museum will hold a special exhibition titled "The History of Ulsan Told by Forests and Trees" from June 2 to October 25 to commemorate the designation of Taehwagang National Garden.

Daegok Museum organizes special planned exhibitions every year by uncovering major themes in Ulsan's history. This time, it focused on the transformation of Ulsan as an ecological environment city. This year, as the first planned special exhibition, it reexamines the forests and trees appearing in Ulsan's history.

Visitors can explore the Korea-Germany forestry management project forest created in the western Ulsan area from 1974 to 1984 by the Korean and German governments, Taehwagang National Garden, the natural monument Ulsan Ulju Duseo-myeon Guryang-ri Ginkgo Tree (No. 64), Ulju Mokdo Evergreen Forest (No. 65), and Gajisan Azalea Tree Colony (No. 462).

The exhibition also displays 104 artifacts that help understand Ulsan as an ecological environment city and draw interest in forests and trees.

The exhibition is divided into four parts: Part 1 "Focusing on Ulsan's Forests and Trees," Part 2 "Recording Forests and Trees," Part 3 "Coexisting with Forests," and Part 4 "Talking about Forests Today."

It introduces the blood and sweat to protect the Taehwagang Ten-ri Bamboo Grove, which was almost lost due to river maintenance plans, and features Taehwagang National Garden, designated as Korea's second national garden, as well as Ulsan City's natural monuments.

Visitors can also see Ulsan City's natural monuments such as Ulju Guryang-ri Ginkgo Tree (No. 64), Ulju Mokdo Evergreen Forest (No. 65), and Gajisan Azalea Tree Colony (No. 462).

In addition, the exhibition highlights the need for interest and preservation efforts for old trees (Nogeosu) such as Dangsan trees, pavilion trees, and village forests that have remained throughout the Ulsan region protecting villages.

The museum has canceled the opening ceremony of this exhibition to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Instead, on June 2 at 2 p.m., a "Conversation with the Curator" session will be held, where visitors can meet through exhibition explanations and poetry recitations linked to the special exhibition.

On the 27th, an event titled "Visiting Chari Forest Trail in May!" will also be held, walking the forest road first established through the Korea-Germany forestry cooperation project.

A museum official said, "We hope this exhibition will be an opportunity to understand the forests and trees in Ulsan's history and to remember and appreciate the people who have protected and nurtured Ulsan's forests."

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