‘The Island Where Flowers Bloom All Year Round’ Mokpo Samhakdo, Spring Flowers in Full Bloom

Fragrant Blooms Filled with Tulips, Muscari, and Daffodils

Tulips planted throughout Samhakdo are showing off their splendid beauty. Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seung-hyun Jeong] Samhakdo in Mokpo, Jeonnam, famous as the "Legend of the Crane," has transformed into a splendid flower island.

On the 2nd, the city stated, "While focusing on cultivating it as a four-season flower island, we have created a barrier-free sharing path for anyone to conveniently take a walk, planted cherry blossom trees around the waterways, and developed Samhakdo into a space loved by citizens and tourists."

To showcase Samhakdo in a bright spring appearance this year, since November last year, the city, together with participants in the local community project, planted about 25,000 flowers including colorful tulips, purple muscari, and bright yellow daffodils around the lawn plaza of Central Park.

The spring flowers are blooming brilliantly in season, beautifully decorating Samhakdo along with pink moss phlox, magnolias, forsythias, and cherry blossom trees that have also blossomed together.

Meanwhile, Samhakdo, mentioned in singer Inan-young’s "Tears of Mokpo," is home to the Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Prize Memorial Hall, Children’s Sea Science Museum, and Yacht Marina, making it a representative tourist destination in Mokpo frequently visited by citizens and tourists.

Since 2004, the city began restoration work and by 2017 had constructed 2.1 km of seawall waterways, 4.2 km of walking trails, 9 bridges, 3 locks, parking lots, and more, transforming Samhakdo into a 437,000㎡ park. Since then, the city has continuously maintained Samhakdo by creating flower-lined streets and a 4.4 km walking forest path along the waterways.

In particular, the walking trail starting from the Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Prize Memorial Hall and entering via Millennium Bridge was created by minimizing forest damage without deck facilities and making maximum use of the natural terrain. Additionally, to ensure an engaging walk throughout the seasons, about 70,000 herbaceous plants such as daffodils, hydrangeas, daylilies, and gaura, as well as various trees including cherry blossom, dogwood, Japanese snowbell, maple, and camellia trees, were planted.

This year, the city plans to continue cultivating Samhakdo by promoting the Four Seasons Garden creation, installation of sculptures, and trail maintenance from Daesamhakdo to the Yacht Marina through the Beach Flavor Road 30-ri project. It also plans to create a color garden and fruit forest by rearranging native species and existing trees on the slope of Nanyeong Park.

Along with this, efforts will be made to attract a convention center and hotels capable of hosting international-scale events in the old coal pier area.

A city official said, "Samhakdo is a garden in the city where flowers bloom all year round and a jewel of Mokpo with various cultural tourism facilities. By attracting a convention center and hotels, we will transform Samhakdo into an even more valuable space."

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