Uljin-gun's 110-Year-Old Geumgang Pine in Expo Park Fallen by Typhoon Reborn as a Jangseung

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk announced on the 29th that the Korean red pine trees in Expo Park, which were toppled and broken by the strong winds of Typhoon Haishen in early September, have been crafted into Jangseung, traditional Korean totem poles symbolizing the park.

The pine tree toppled by the typhoon was an old tree over 110 years old. According to a 1938 publication titled Joseon's Forest Count (朝鮮林數), the Korean red pine forest in Expo Park is said to have been cultivated by local residents from around 1890 for the purposes of windbreak and water protection.

Uljin-gun has designated the first day of the second lunar month each year as Tree Planting Day, transplanting naturally grown pine trees to the grassland and protecting them by prohibiting illegal logging and cutting, thereby forming the beautiful forest seen today. The Korea Forest Service had designated the area as a genetic resource protection forest and managed it specially.

Currently, there are about 430 pine trees over 100 years old in Expo Park, forming a beautiful park. The largest tree has a circumference of 2.7 meters and a height of about 18 to 20 meters.

Although a military unit was once stationed there, it has now become one of Uljin's representative tourist attractions, frequently visited year-round by Uljin residents and many tourists.

Jung Ho-gak, head of the Facilities Management Office, stated, "As the Korean red pine forest, which has been carefully cultivated for over 100 years, provides a comfortable resting place for the residents, we will strive to manage it so that the beautiful pine forest is no longer damaged."

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