Hampyeong Mojung Village Forest Newly Designated as a 'National Forest Cultural Asset'

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Mojung Village Forest in Hampyeong, Jeonnam has been newly designated as a National Forest Cultural Asset. This is the second designation following Mopyeong Village Forest in Haebomyeon last year.

According to Hampyeong County on the 20th, the Korea Forest Service conducts annual investigations and evaluations of the cultural value of forests, trees, natural objects, and historic sites.

Through this, forest resources with high ecological, scenic, and emotional preservation value are designated and managed as National Forest Cultural Assets.

The Korea Forest Service currently manages a total of 60 National Forest Cultural Assets, and this year newly designated two sites nationwide, including Mojung Village Forest in Hampyeong.

The newly designated Mojung Village Forest is a village forest covering an area of 10,586 square meters in Nasan-ri, Nasan-myeon.

It is known that after the filial piety pavilion was bestowed to Juksan An clan, renowned for their extreme filial piety during the Joseon Sukjong era, the village residents created a forest befitting that honor.

Currently, about 30 well-preserved zelkova and hackberry trees that are 300 years old stand here.

In particular, it harmonizes well with nearby Nasan Waterfront Park, Aengdu Park, and Jangseung Sotdae Park, and the county explains that systematic protection and management are necessary not only for its artistic and cultural value but also as an eco-friendly tourism resource.

A county official said, “By March next year, we plan to install a designation signboard in front of Mojung Village Forest and carry out systematic tree maintenance. We hope that this designation as a National Forest Cultural Asset will raise public interest in the value of forest culture and the tangible and intangible assets of the region.”

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