Muan-gun Officially Begins Preparations for the Lotus Flower Festival

Online Festival to Be Held for 5 Days from August 18 to 22

Scenery of Hoesan Baengnyeonji in Illo-eup, Muan (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Jeonnam Muan-gun (Governor Kim San) announced on the 14th that it held a practical council meeting of the Festival Promotion Committee on the 11th to finalize the schedule for the Lotus Festival and has begun full-scale preparations.

Last month on the 26th, the county held a general meeting of the Festival Promotion Committee at the Hwangto Mudflat Land Science Center to gather public opinion on whether to hold the festival and various ideas on the festival’s development direction. Following the Mudflat Festival, it was decided to hold the Lotus Festival in a non-face-to-face online format.

Following the general meeting, the practical council meeting decided to hold the Lotus Festival for five days from August 18 to 22, considering various factors such as the festival preparation period, summer vacation season, and lotus blooming period.

In addition to the festival period, various opinions were presented on the development of local festivals and tourism, including online content that can attract middle-aged and older adults, programs linked with clubs, and ways to attract tourists from nearby cities with good accessibility.

Park Il-sang, chairman of the Festival Promotion Committee, said, “After much discussion, we decided on the timing of this year’s Lotus Festival,” adding, “We will analyze and supplement the operation results of the Mudflat Festival held in June to enhance the completeness of the festival and do our best to make the Lotus Festival a representative festival of Korea that responds to new changes in the COVID-19 era.”

Meanwhile, the 24th Muan Lotus Festival this year is a representative summer festival of Muan-gun held against the backdrop of Hoesan Baekryeonji in Illo-eup, a vast natural habitat of white lotuses spanning over 100,000 pyeong.

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