Fireflies Sparkle Again This Year at Hwapo Stream in Gimhae

2022 Hwapocheon Wetland Firefly Ecology Festival

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] This year’s ‘Hwapocheon Wetland Firefly Ecology Festival’ will be held on the 23rd and 24th at the Hwapocheon Wetland Ecology Museum area in Hallim-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam.

The Hwapocheon Wetland, which was the background for the 2018 International Slow City membership certification, is home to various insects such as fireflies and snails, as well as endangered species like the yellow-billed stork, greater white-fronted goose, and stork.

Gimhae City has prepared the second festival this year since the first event in 2019.

Under the theme ‘Stars of the Wetland, Lighting Up Slow City Gimhae,’ this year’s festival is planned as an international event linked with the International Slow City Sunday event to promote the ecological excellence of Hwapocheon Wetland globally, as well as a community festival with Hwapocheon village residents and a family-centered ecological festival.

The festival will feature experiential events such as making various creatures inhabiting Hwapocheon and creating eco-friendly lamps using bottle caps, along with cultural and artistic performances.

At the firefly experience course representing the festival, visitors can observe the wetland stars, fireflies, illuminating the quiet, lightless Hwapocheon Wetland.

The courses are divided into ▲Hwapocheon Wetland Ecology Museum~Bongsuni-gil~Bongsuni Nest course and ▲Hwapocheon Wetland Ecology Museum~Pyeolchim Madang~Aureum Madang~Railroad course.

The experience time per course is about 50 minutes, with a distance of approximately 1.5 km. The first session starts at 7 PM, and the second session begins at 8:10 PM.

Reservations for the firefly experience will be available from 10 AM on the 14th, and detailed information can be found in the notices section on the Hwapocheon Wetland Ecology Museum website.

A city official said, “Hwapocheon Wetland, a representative attraction of Slow City Gimhae that aims to preserve the value of nature as it is, will offer various experiential opportunities to citizens and tourists,” adding, “We hope families, couples, neighbors, and friends will create diverse experiences and memories at the Slow City Gimhae Firefly Ecology Festival.”

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