Gimhae City Creates 'Mugunghwa Garden with Fluttering Taegeukgi' in Samgye Neighborhood Park

Gimhae City, Gyeongnam, planted hibiscus flowers around the empty bottle tower in Samgye Neighborhood Park. [Image source=Gimhae City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 6th that it has created the 'Mugunghwa Garden with the Taegeukgi Flag Waving' by planting a total of about 4,700 trees, including 26 varieties of Mugunghwa, over 0.5 hectares around the Engineer Corps Tower in Samgye Neighborhood Park.

Samgye Neighborhood Park was the site of the Army Engineer School for about 44 years from 1951 to 1995. Last year, during the Korea Forest Service’s national flower Mugunghwa planting project contest, Gimhae City was the only city selected in Gyeongnam Province, and this year, it invested 150 million won to create the Mugunghwa Garden.

The Mugunghwa Garden is designed in the shape of a fluttering Taegeukgi flag and consists of Taegeuk Square, Geon-Gon-Gam-Ri themed rest areas, a forest picnic area, and walking trails.

Among the Korea Forest Service’s recommended varieties, 26 were selected and planted, and detailed information boards about the symbolic figures and Mugunghwa were installed.

The city plans to expand resting spaces such as benches and chairs around the Mugunghwa Garden in the second half of this year and plant additional Mugunghwa. It also plans to install OX quiz information boards to promote understanding of the national flower and conduct various programs linked to Mugunghwa interpretation.

Kim Jin-hyun, head of the Parks and Greenery Division, said, "We hope that visitors to the Mugunghwa Garden in Samgye Neighborhood Park will have time to learn about the national flower and cultivate a love for the country."

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