Uiryeong-gun Successfully Concludes 'Eungbongsan Father and Son Forest Festival'

Remembered as a Hot Festival in the Forest

The ‘Eungbongsan Rich Forest Festival,’ selected as the Ueullim Village Festival in Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, was held as Uiryeong’s first forest festival at the forest on the mountain summit.

The festival took place at the ‘Forest Plaza’ within the Eungbongsan Leading Forest Management Complex, promoted by the Uiryeong-gun Forestry Cooperative as the managing entity. It was organized by the Uiryeong Eungbongsan Cooperative and sponsored by the Uiryeong-gun Forestry Cooperative.

Uiryeong-gun Forestry Cooperative is hosting the Eungbongsan Father and Son Forest Festival.
[Image provided by Uiryeong-gun Forestry Cooperative]

The festival held on the 28th featured various forest healing experiences, future forest food experiences, and local cultural performances including performances by the Binjari Music Band, a creative poetry exhibition by the Writers’ Association, a performance by the Shinbandae Gwangdae Pungmul Group, and a saxophone ensemble Largo performance. Despite the rain, 350 tourists visited the festival site, providing an opportunity to promote the prestigious pine forest of the Eungbongsan Leading Complex, a representative private forest site.

Choi Byung-gi, chairman of the festival committee and head of the Uiryeong Eungbongsan Cooperative, said, “I am pleased that the forest owners and village residents within the Eungbongsan Leading Forest Management Complex united to form a cooperative and successfully held not only simple forest management but also a cultural festival called the ‘Eungbongsan Rich Forest Festival.’ We will actively lead efforts to promote our region and develop forestry in Uiryeong-gun.”

Jang Won-young, head of the Uiryeong-gun Forestry Cooperative, said, “We actively supported the process of utilizing the Uiryeong Eungbongsan Cooperative, which was selected as the nation’s best leading complex for two consecutive years, as a cultural space for our region’s representative private forest management complex. We will continue to strive to make it a sacred place for various cultural activities.”

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