Damyang's 3 Major Premium Forests Selected as 'Local100' for Regional Cultural Appeal

Juknokwon, Gwanbangjerim, and Metasequoia Tree-lined Street, Capturing the Unique Charm of the Ecological City Damyang

On the 23rd, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that the 'Damyang 3 Great Premium Forests'?Juknokwon, Gwanbangjerim, and Metasequoia Road?renowned nationwide as natural cultural resources, have been selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Local 100 (Top 100 Regional Cultural Attractions).

'Local 100' is a branding policy promoted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to discover and nurture cultural landmarks, contents, and masters with regional representativeness and influence, and to spread them domestically and internationally.

In July, over 1,000 sites were recommended from local governments nationwide, and after forming a national evaluation panel and conducting recommendations and assessments of beloved regional cultural attractions by the public, the final top 100 were confirmed.

The 'Damyang 3 Great Premium Forests' selected as regional cultural heritage sites consist of Juknokwon, a bamboo-themed garden; Gwanbangjerim, a forest created in 1648 for flood prevention; and Metasequoia Road, chosen in 2002 as the most beautiful tree-lined street in the country.

Opened in 2003, Juknokwon comprises a 310,000㎡ bamboo forest and a city cultural village where visitors can glimpse pavilion culture, attracting over one million visitors annually.

Designated as a natural monument, Gwanbangjerim is a scenic forest along a 1.4 km stretch featuring zelkova and pagoda trees, beloved by residents and tourists alike.

Also, Metasequoia Road, saved by the power of local residents from the threat of being cut down during a national road expansion project in 2000, is a precious natural heritage that teaches how nature and humans can coexist.

A county official stated, “The Damyang 3 Great Premium Forests are valuable natural resources of Damyang, which aims to be an ecological city embodying the laws of nature from green waves to red autumn leaves and bare branches. We hope visitors will fully enjoy the autumn atmosphere by visiting Gwanbangjerim and Metasequoia Road, recently reborn as paths ideal for barefoot walking.”

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