Sinan-gun Entices Tourists with 104 Million Celosia Flowers

Mandreomi Flower Festival to be Held on Byeongpungdo Island Starting Next Month 6

Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) will hold the Island Celosia Festival under the theme "Island of Love-colored Celosia" for 10 days from the 6th to the 15th of next month on Byeongpungdo, Jeungdo-myeon.

According to the county on the 25th, Byeongpungdo Celosia Park, where the festival is held, has a cultivation area of 14.1 hectares, the largest scale in the country, with 3.4 million plants and 104 million colorful celosia flowers welcoming visitors. The park, located on a solitary hill, offers a fantastic view overlooking the village and mudflats at a glance.

Scenery of Byeongpungdo Mandreomi Park in Jeungdo-myeon, where the festival will be held next month
Photo by Sinan-gun

Celosia flowers are known as hardy flowers with a long blooming period from August to October, but the celosia on Byeongpungdo is characterized by adjusting the planting time so that the flowers start blooming from September and display their beautiful appearance until the first frost, welcoming tourists.

Also, at the Byeongpungdo Celosia Festival site, visitors can see various shapes of celosia flowers, from the familiar rooster comb shape seen in childhood to candle shapes and fox tail shapes, as well as 12 colors including red, scarlet, yellow, green, pink, and orange all in one place.

Byeongpungdo, the Celosia Island, is home to about 340 residents who enjoy drinking flower tea made from celosia flowers, which help with hemostasis and immune system enhancement, and all residents participate in cultivating celosia flowers.

Additionally, walking along the Byeongpungdo celosia flower path, visitors can also appreciate small chapel architectural art works of the "Miracle 12 Apostles Pilgrimage," known as the Santiago of Korea.

Governor Park Woo-ryang said, "I hope all tourists who enjoy the beautiful celosia flowers along with the open sky and blue sea will have a healing experience where love and joy bloom."

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