Blue House Receives Overwhelming Praise for 'President's Trees'

Special Commentary by Park Sang-jin, Honorary Professor at Kyungpook National University, on the 8th

A program that tours the trees planted by past presidents at the Blue House is gaining attention. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched the "Tree Exploration Program: Trees of the Presidents" on the 1st to mark the first anniversary of the Blue House opening. Starting with President Moon Jae-in's camellia tree, the program introduces the fir tree of President Rhee Syngman, the pine tree of President Roh Moo-hyun, the cornelian cherry tree of President Kim Young-sam, the Korean arborvitae of President Roh Tae-woo, the fringe tree of President Park Geun-hye, the hibiscus syriacus of President Lee Myung-bak, the Japanese cedar of President Park Chung-hee, and the hibiscus syriacus of President Kim Dae-jung, all explained in sequence. The tours depart daily at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. from in front of Sangchunjae. It is drawing attention as an opportunity to enhance understanding of presidential history and arboreal resources together.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 10th, on the 8th, Professor Park Sang-jin, an emeritus professor at Kyungpook National University, gave the commentary. Participants listened attentively, even taking notes on the presidential stories related to the trees. A participant in their 50s from Cheongju said, "It was great to learn both history and tree ecology through the commemorative trees of past presidents." A participant in their 60s, who identified as a geography PhD, praised the program highly, saying, "It is a great program that even people who are not interested in trees can find engaging." Professor Park's special commentary will be held once more at 9:30 a.m. on the 15th.

Meanwhile, the exhibition "Stories of Our Presidents - Here Were Presidents," which runs until the 28th of next month, surpassed 180,000 cumulative visitors as of the 9th.

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