Suncheonman National Garden Opens on April 1

Over 2,000 Participants in the Anivengers Mega Parade

Proclamation of Garden Culture Industry City Advancement and More

Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu) announced that the opening ceremony of Suncheonman National Garden will be held at 10 a.m. on April 1 at Space Hub (South Gate Plaza).

Following the successful hosting of the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo, which became a nationwide benchmarking model, Suncheon City has completed the addition of cultural contents such as animation on top of the excellent analog elements of the national garden, as well as incorporating cutting-edge digital elements like artificial intelligence (AI).

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This opening is especially meaningful as Suncheon City, which has played a leading role as Korea’s first garden city, declares a new leap forward as a garden culture industry city by adding AI and cultural contents to the garden.

The ‘Space Hub,’ where the opening ceremony will take place, is a newly renovated idle space that connected the East and West Gates, reborn as a vast plaza covering 4,700 pyeong (approximately 15,500 square meters). The ‘Space Bridge,’ shaped like a landed spaceship, and the newly created ‘Space Hub’ symbolize carrying children’s dreams to the future represented by space.

The opening ceremony will also be rich in attractions. Starting with the ‘Animengers Parade’ featuring representative characters from 24 towns and townships under the theme ‘Suncheon where even astronauts visit,’ the ceremony will include the declaration of the garden culture industry city and a joint performance by children, youth, and young adults, promising to delight the eyes and ears of attendees.

In particular, the collaboration of land and water parades on the Space Hub runway with about 2,000 citizens will offer a unique experience and enjoyment never seen before anywhere else.

Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu of Suncheon said, “This opening ceremony will be a special event to widely promote Suncheon’s new vision as a garden culture industry city,” adding, “We will gift a unique experience never seen anywhere else by adding cultural contents and cutting-edge digital technology to Suncheon’s excellent analog gardens.”

Suncheonman National Garden will operate year-round starting from the opening on April 1, with closures on the last Monday of every month.

The admission fee is 10,000 KRW for general adults and 2,000 KRW for Suncheon citizens, allowing access to both Suncheonman National Garden and Suncheonman Bay Wetland Reserve.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.