Andong-si Creates 'Mugunghwa Street' Around Imran History and Culture Park

Seoho-myeon Geumgye Village Bohwa Dawon Representative Donates Andong-Namwon Mugunghwa Hybrid Species

Employees of Seohu-myeon Administrative Welfare Center planting hibiscus flowers on the embankment near Imran History and Culture Park with residents of Geumgye-ri on the 29th of last month.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Andong City announced on the 2nd that the Seohu-myeon Administrative Welfare Center, together with residents of Geumgye-ri, planted 200 Mugunghwa trees symbolizing the harmony between Yeongnam and Honam around the Imran Historical and Cultural Park in front of Hakbong Jongtaek on the 29th of last month.

The Mugunghwa saplings planted that day were varieties selected by the representative of Bohwa Dawon, a horticultural breeding expert in Geumgye-ri, Seohu-myeon, who directly crossbred Andong Mugunghwa and Namwon Mugunghwa. The representative of Bohwa Dawon donated 100 white-centered Hwahap Mugunghwa (Baekdansim-gye) and 100 purple-centered Samcheonri Mugunghwa (Jadansim-gye) free of charge.

Geumgye Village, introduced as 'Cheonnyeonbulpaejiji' (千年不敗之地, "Land Unconquered for a Thousand Years") in Lee Jung-hwan's Taekriji, is the hometown of the old Gyeongdang Jongtaek (Jang Heunghyo) and Hakbong Jongtaek (Kim Seong-il). Currently, the Imran Historical and Cultural Park is under active development.

Hakbong Kim Seong-il, a Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, is said to have formed a connection with the family of Honam's militia leader Go Gyeong-myeong while serving as the magistrate of Naju, Jeollanam-do. Kim Seong-il died in the Battle of Jinju Fortress in 1593, the year following the outbreak of the Imjin War, and Go Gyeong-myeong's eldest son also died in the same battle that year, succeeding his father.

Due to this connection, records indicate that the Kim Seong-il family sincerely cared for about 80 retainers of Go Gyeong-myeong who fled to the Hakbong family in Yeongnam to escape the Imjin War.

Kwon Jae-in, head of Seohu-myeon, Andong, stated, "The creation of this Samcheonri Mugunghwa street, symbolizing the national flower and the harmony between Yeongnam and Honam, is not only significant but also located on the way to the World Heritage site Bongjeongsa Temple, providing a great attraction for tourists."

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