Wishing Success for the 'Hampyeong Butterfly Festival' by Releasing 2024 Butterflies

This Year's Theme: A Trip to Hampyeong in Search of Butterflies

Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do, released 2024 butterflies into the sky, wishing for the successful hosting of the 26th Hampyeong Butterfly Festival.

On the 23rd, a 'Butterfly Release' event was held to wish for the successful hosting of the 26th Hampyeong Butterfly Festival at the Aquatic Plant Hall in Hampyeong Expo Park, Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do.
[Photo by Hampyeong-gun]

According to the county on the 20th, at the Hampyeong Expo Park Aquatic Plant Garden, butterflies such as the tiger swallowtail and cabbage white, which were raised directly by the county, were released in hopes of the festival's success. About 80 people, including Lee Sang-ik, the mayor of Hampyeong-gun, and Yoon Aeng-rang, chairman of the Hampyeong County Council, participated in the event.

The 26th Hampyeong Butterfly Festival will be held for 11 days from April 26 to May 6 at the Hampyeong Expo Park area. The theme is "A Hampyeong Journey in Search of Butterflies."

The festival's attractions have also been expanded. The Golden Bat sculpture has been relocated to the opening of the Hampyeong Memory Workshop, where an exhibition hall will be operated. The Butterfly Ecology Center will reopen, offering various programs that children will enjoy, such as the Butterfly Rescue Parade and the Butterfly Forest Friends photo zone.

Lee Sang-ik, mayor of Hampyeong-gun, said, "Over 600 public officials are wholeheartedly preparing for the successful hosting of the Butterfly Festival," and added, "We ask for the great interest of tourists and residents."

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