Commemorative Stamps Issued Featuring South Korea's '4 Most Beautiful Lakes'

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Commemorative Stamp of the Four Most Beautiful Lakes in the Republic of Korea.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] The Korea Post under the Ministry of Science and ICT issued 672,000 commemorative stamps on the 1st featuring four of Korea's "Beautiful Lakes."

The stamps depict the four artificial lakes?Daecheongho, Hoengseongho, Yongdamho, and Soyangho?whose seasonal landscapes were selected by vote at the '2020 Korea Stamp Exhibition' held last year.

Completed in 1980, spans Daejeon, Cheongju, Okcheon, and Boeun, serving as the "lifeline" supplying local domestic and industrial water. The hills and trees spread over the lake make it famous as a driving course.

was created when the government built a dam blocking the valley to solve the repeated flood damage and severe water shortages during dry seasons in the middle and lower reaches of the Seomgang River. It not only prevents flood damage but also produces and supplies 104 GWh of electricity annually.

was formed by constructing the Yongdam Dam, which submerged one town and five townships in Jinan-gun, Jeonbuk, to resolve domestic water issues in the Jeonju area. The bizarre terrain of Maisan Mountain and the 5 km-long Unilam-Banilam Valley also create scenic views around the lake, attracting tourists.

, created by the multipurpose dam construction on the Soyang River in 1973, is Korea's largest artificial lake with a dam length of 530 m, height of 123 m, and storage capacity of 2.9 billion tons. Nicknamed the "inland sea," Soyangho is a key water resource for the metropolitan area located downstream of the Han River.

Park Jong-seok, head of the Korea Post, said, "We hope the beautiful lake stamps capturing the seasonal splendor of Korea's four representative artificial lakes will offer the public a moment of peace." The commemorative stamps can be purchased by visiting a nearby post office or applying through the Internet Post Office.

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