"Let's Go See the Tiger at Baekdudaegan Arboretum" ... This Year's Visitors Surpass 217,000

Siberian tigers Hancheong (female, 17 years old) and Uri (male, 11 years old), living in the Tiger Forest at the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Gu Daeseon] The Baekdudaegan National Arboretum, located in Chunyang-myeon, Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongbuk, has surpassed 217,000 visitors as of the 29th this year.

The Baekdudaegan National Arboretum covers an area exceeding 15 million pyeong and, since its opening in 2018, is the largest arboretum in Asia and the second largest in the world.

It boasts Asia's first permanent seed storage facility, the Seed Vault, a native plant garden where 312 rare plant species and 156 alpine plants grow, and the Siberian tigers living in the Tiger Forest, which is larger than six soccer fields.

Thanks to the support of visitors, the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum is holding a New Year event.

From January 3 to February 28 next year, it will offer a 50% discount on the admission fee, reducing the adult ticket price to 5,000 won, free tram rides, and will hold a special exhibition on endangered conifers titled "Baekduramjwi! Eodigajwi?" until March.

Director Lee Jong-geon of the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum said, “We will continue to strive to provide better viewing services and become an arboretum loved by tourists.”

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