'City of Flowers' Yangsan, Spring Blooms Adorn the Downtown

Yangsan City, Gyeongnam, has decorated various parts of the downtown area with flowers to welcome spring. [Image source=Yangsan City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Yangsan City in Gyeongnam announced on the 5th that it will simultaneously renovate flower beds and flower towers in the city center and newly install 13 flower bridges to enhance the image of Yangsan, the "City of Flowers."

The flower bridges beautifying the city center will have 28,000 petunia plants installed at three heavily used underpasses by citizens, and 12,000 begonia wing flowerpots installed at eight major bridges.

Along the 1.2 km section of Sinpyeong Riverside Road, the gateway to Tongdosa Temple, 10,000 begonia wing flowerpots will be installed to welcome visitors with a bright atmosphere.

The flowers, which are pink, will begin blooming from mid-April and are expected to delight citizens' eyes until the end of October.

Additionally, to create a pleasant and beautiful urban landscape in various ways, 430,000 wildflowers of eight species including Korean goldenrod, hibiscus, hollyhock, and sunflower, scheduled to be shipped in mid-May, will be distributed to each eup, myeon, and dong.

An official from the Agricultural Technology Center stated, "We hope that citizens, exhausted from COVID-19, will feel comforted and regain a relaxed life by seeing the flowers."

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