Is Cherry Blossom Already Blooming at Hyochang Park... Actually, It's the 3.1 Memorial 'Taegukgi Flowers'

March 1st Movement Commemorative 'Taegukgi Street'
"A Flower That Will Never Wither" Praised by Netizens

The 'Taegukgi Flowers' have fully bloomed near Hyochang Park in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

On the 7th, various online communities and social networking services (SNS) shared reviews of the 'Taegukgi Street' created near Hyochang Park in Yongsan-gu until the 5th.

A Twitter user shared two photos on the 3rd, saying, "I was so happy thinking the cherry blossoms had bloomed, but it was the Taegukgi."

A distant view of the 'Taegukgi Tree.' /

Looking at the photos, the bare street trees without new buds were fully adorned with Taegukgi flags. From a distance, it even looked like cherry blossoms were in full bloom on the trees.

Netizens who saw this responded enthusiastically with comments like "A comedy from afar, Taegukgi up close," "Patriotic flowers," "Much prettier than cherry blossoms," and "More meaningful because it's Hyochang Park."

Two days before the 104th anniversary of the March 1st Movement, on the 27th, a Taegeukgi Street has been established at the entrance of Hyochang Park in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where the graves of the three martyrs are located. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

This 'Taegukgi Street' that heated up online was created by Yongsan-gu, Seoul, to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the March 1st Movement near Hyochang Park.

To reflect on the historical value and meaning of the independence movement in daily life, it was set up for nine days from the 25th of last month to the 5th along the section from Hyochang Park Station on Seoul Subway Line 6 to Hyochang Park. The Taegukgi Street has since been dismantled.

At that time, in addition to Taegukgi Street, experience booths such as making Taegukgi eco bags were operated, and photo exhibitions on the independence movement and the history of the Taegukgi were also held.

Meanwhile, throughout the walking paths of Hyochang Park, there are graves of independence activists. This place is a sacred site of the independence movement, housing the graves of seven patriots including Baekbeom Kim Gu, the Three Martyrs (Lee Bong-chang, Yun Bong-gil, Baek Jeong-gi), key figures of the Provisional Government (Lee Dong-nyeong, Jo Seong-hwan, Cha Ri-seok), and a memorial grave of An Jung-geun.

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