Korea Forest Service Selects 19 Winning Entries in Mugunghwa Cultural Works Contest

Grand Prize Winners by Category in the Mugunghwa Cultural Works Contest. Provided by the Korea Forest Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Nineteen winning entries of the Korea Forest Service's Mugunghwa Cultural Works Contest have been selected.

On the 10th, the Korea Forest Service announced the results of the '2021 Mugunghwa Cultural Works Contest'.

The contest was held under the theme 'Capturing My Newly Bloomed Flower, Mugunghwa', divided into drawing, photography, and video categories.

A total of 3,703 entries were submitted to the contest, and 19 works were named in the final list of winners.

In the drawing category, 'Planting Dreams Mugunghwa, Capturing My Flower Mugunghwa' won the grand prize in the general division, and 'Capturing the Mugunghwa Blooming Brightly Without Change Over Time' won the grand prize in the student division.

The grand prize winners receive a prize of 1 million KRW and awards from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Minister of Education.

In the photography category, 'Oh! My Love' was selected as the grand prize winner and will receive a prize of 1 million KRW and the Korea Forest Service Commissioner’s Award.

In the newly established video category this year, 'Mugungmujin' won the grand prize. The winner will be awarded 2 million KRW and the Korea Forest Service Commissioner’s Award.

Including these works, a total of 19 outstanding pieces will be exhibited at the '31st National Mugunghwa Festival' held at the National Sejong Arboretum starting from the 13th of this month, with the award ceremony taking place on the same day.

The selected works can also be viewed in the winners' gallery on the contest website (Nara Flower Mugunghwa).

Kim Ju-yeol, Director of Urban Forest Landscape at the Korea Forest Service, said, “The winning works will play a role in conveying the intrinsic beauty and value of Mugunghwa encountered in daily life to the public,” adding, “I hope many people will appreciate the beauty of Mugunghwa, which blooms again and again throughout midsummer, through these winning works.”

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