Miryang City "Do You Know Miryang Jujube is Medicinal Jujube?"

400-Year-Old Traditional Cultivation Site Miryang, 'The 13th Miryang Daechu Festival Held'

Miryang Jujube Festival in Gyeongnam. [Provided by Miryang City Hall]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] There is no doubt that the jujubes from Miryang, the birthplace of jujube cultivation, are known as ‘Yakdaechu’ (medicinal jujube).

Gyeongnam Miryang City will hold the ‘13th Miryang Jujube Festival,’ which has not been held for the past three years, from the 22nd to the 23rd at the Danjang-myeon Sports Park area.

The Jujube Festival is a representative local forest product festival that promotes the excellence of Miryang jujubes domestically and internationally, contributes to increasing farmers’ income through sales, revitalizes the local economy, and brings together citizens and tourists.

During this festival, various programs such as jujube rice cake pounding, making jujube necklaces, treasure hunts, busking performances, invited singer congratulatory performances, and jujube singing contests are prepared to welcome guests.

Especially, after three years since the last event due to COVID-19, inquiries from all over the country are pouring in, and foresters, citizens, and tourists alike are eagerly awaiting the jujube festival to be held under the clear and bright autumn sky with one heart and one mind.

A city official said, “We will thoroughly prepare to ensure the successful completion of the 13th Miryang Jujube Festival, held after three years, in consultation with the Miryang Jujube Festival Promotion Committee.”

Miryang, as the birthplace of jujube cultivation, boasts a history and tradition of over 400 years and is one of Korea’s representative major jujube producing areas, known for its high sugar content and firm flesh, proudly offering the best quality nationwide.

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