Mugunghwa Blossoms in Full Bloom at Mokgok Ecological Forest Mugunghwa Hill in Sancheong-gun

450 Million Won Invested for Comprehensive Park Facility Renovation

Mukkok Ecological Forest Mugunghwa Garden [Image source=Sancheong-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 21st that it has refurbished park facilities including the Mugunghwa Hill within the Mukkok Ecological Forest (Seongcheol Park).

The county invested 450 million KRW this year to repair the existing aging wooden bridge, create an observation path in the oak grove, and install an ecological observation hut and an ecological pond observation deck.

In particular, they completed renovations by newly planting a tricolor Mugunghwa (a tree grafted with three different colored Mugunghwa flowers on one tree) in the Mugunghwa Hill established last year, along with a total of 197 trees including Eucommia ulmoides, Styrax japonicus, and Sophora japonica.

The ‘Mukkok Ecological Forest (Seongcheol Park) Mugunghwa Hill Creation Project’ was initiated after the county was selected in October 2019 for the ‘2020 Mugunghwa Hill Contest Project’ conducted by the Korea Forest Service.

Sancheong-gun, the only region in Gyeongnam selected for the project, created the Mugunghwa Hill within the Mukkok Ecological Forest area using the secured project fund of 100 million KRW.

The forest was developed over four years from 2007 to 2010 and boasts an area of 142,000 square meters.

A county official said, “Seongcheol Park is a popular destination as it is adjacent to Geoboesa Temple, the Seongcheol Monk Memorial Hall, and the Seongcheol Monk Pilgrimage Trail leading to the riverside of Sinan-myeon,” adding, “We expect it to become not only a resting place for local residents but also an educational site where people can understand and learn about the national flower, Mugunghwa.”

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