[Photo] 'Cotton-like Beodeulgangaji'

On the 18th, known as Usu (Rain Water), a solar term when snow melts and turns into rain, willow catkins (Gaetbeodeul) are shyly revealing their inner softness along the Han River in Yeouido, Seoul. Called 'willow catkins' because they resemble puppy tails, Gaetbeodeul bloom with cotton-like flowers around mid-February, coinciding with Usu (Rain Water). / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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