Creation of 'Sasaek's Shelter' Healing Park in the Gangnam-gu Segokcheon Area

Utilizing 5000㎡ of Idle Land, Planting Cosmos and Baekilhong, and Installing Chairs and Tables to Create a Rest Area

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) has completed the creation of a 5,000㎡ healing park called ‘Sasaek-ui Swimteo’ (Contemplation Rest Area) this month by renovating the embankment at the confluence of Segokcheon and Tancheon streams and planting cosmos and zinnia flowers.

Located at 13-2 Segok-dong, ‘Sasaek-ui Swimteo’ was developed using idle land in an eco-friendly manner. For residents’ convenience, chairs and tables made by recycling trees that were toppled by typhoons were installed to create a resting space.

Additionally, various flowering plants such as cosmos, zinnia, and reeds were planted to provide visual enjoyment.

Furthermore, in April, the district established a 9,100㎡ public vegetable garden near the rest area, offering plots to 200 households who wished to cultivate, with one plot allocated per household. Compost and eco-friendly pesticides were provided free of charge.

Since July last year, the district has continued efforts toward a ‘Must-Environment City Gangnam’ by creating a new walking trail along Yangjaecheon Stream and planting 100,000 flowering plants as part of a local ecological stream landscape improvement project.

Kim Hyun-kyung, head of the Parks and Greenery Division, said, “‘Sasaek-ui Swimteo’ will be a space where families, couples, and all visitors can heal. We will continue to strive to create an urban environment for a local community where I (ME), you (ME), and we (WE) coexist, care for, and respect each other.”

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