'2021 Korea Garden Industry Expo' at Ulsan Taehwagang National Garden

Ulsan City to Host October Next Year: "Breaking Down Garden Walls into Citizens' Lives" Theme

Ulsan Taehwagang National Garden. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The '2021 Korea Garden Industry Expo' will be held in Ulsan.

Ulsan City announced on the 21st that it was confirmed as the host city for next year's Garden Industry Expo by the Korea Forest Service on the 16th, receiving 500 million KRW in national funding, and the expo will be held around Taehwagang National Garden in October next year.

Taehwagang National Garden was designated as a national garden by the Korea Forest Service on July 1, 2019, following Suncheonman National Garden.

Ulsan City applied to host the '2021 Korea Garden Industry Expo' last March to foster Taehwagang National Garden as an eco-tourism industry. After an evaluation in August, the confirmation notice was received this time.

The '2021 Korea Garden Industry Expo' is scheduled to be held in mid-October 2021 at Taehwagang National Garden under the theme "Breaking Down the Walls of Gardens, Into the Lives of Citizens" and the slogan "Taehwagang National Garden Creates Garden Industry and Jobs."

Main events include △ Invitation and Exhibition Hall (Korea Garden Show, Overseas Artists Invitational Exhibition), △ Garden Industry Exhibition Hall (Green New Deal Theme Zone, Brand Market Zone, Bridge Garden, Overseas Companies Industry Zone, Garden Supplies Hall), △ Future Environment Hall (IOT Garden Hall, House Plant Hall, Environmental Garden Hall, Special Institution Hall), △ Conference & Education (Garden Industry Conference, Garden Culture Conference, Seminars, etc.), △ Side Events (Official Events, Performances, Garden Experience Events, Flea Market, Food Trucks), and more.

An official from Ulsan City said, "As a national event hosted by the Korea Forest Service and organized by Ulsan City, it aims to break down the walls of gardens for the public and spread garden culture that anyone can easily access and enjoy, as well as to revitalize the garden industry."

The Ulsan Institute forecasted the ripple effects of hosting the Garden Industry Expo as a consumption creation effect of 54.9 billion KRW, employment inducement effect of 1,404 people, production inducement effect of 113.7 billion KRW, and value-added inducement effect of 41.1 billion KRW.

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