Gumi-si, No.1 Private Garden ... 'Happy Garden' Plaque Ceremony Held!

Civil Society-Centered, Establishing a Healthy Garden Culture

Gumi City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On August 24, Gumi City in Gyeongbuk held a plaque ceremony for Gumi City's first private garden (Gyeongbuk Province's seventh) called "Haengbokhan Garden" in the Seonsan-eup Seonsan-dong-ro area.

The registration of private gardens is conducted in accordance with Article 18-4, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Creation and Promotion of Arboretums and Gardens, and after review of garden facilities and qualification standards by the Gyeongbuk Provincial Forestry Industry Tourism Division, the final registration was completed.

Located at the foot of Bibongsan Mountain, "Haengbokhan Garden" is a rural-style garden overlooking the Nakdong River flowing beneath Naengsan and Cheonghwasan Mountains. It is a place personally cultivated for 20 years with the mindset that "a garden should be nature."

Happy Garden.

This place is a beautiful four-season garden filled with over 200 species of trees and flowers, harmoniously blending with the countryside scenery. It is a complex cultural space where culture and art coexist, equipped with convenience facilities such as a small library, seminar room, and rest areas.

The small library within Haengbokhan Garden, called "Book-reading Garden," was designated as a humanities salon "Village Learning Center" by Gumi City in 2021, where various cultural lectures for Gumi citizens have been held.

The children's program "Kkumdarak Saturday Culture School" is operated, and especially from May to October this year, on the last Saturday of each month, cultural artists are invited to run "Culture Day."

In September, when autumn begins, "Garden Cinema" and "Garden Concert," which the whole family can enjoy together, are also planned.

Nam Byeong-guk, Director of the Environment and Transportation Bureau, said, "Starting with Gumi's first private garden, we hope that many citizens will take an interest in gardens, leading to the spread of garden-related activities such as home gardening and neighborhood garden creation. We expect this to establish a healthy garden culture centered on the private sector and become another regional tourist attraction."

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