Former President Moon Jae-in Hikes Mudeungsan in Gwangju... Lunch with Pyeongchon Village Residents

Four-Hour Hike with Kim Jung-sook, Gwangju Mayor Kang Gijeong and Their Spouses
Continued Itinerary in South Jeolla Including Soswaewon in Damyang and Jeokbyeok in Hwasun

Former President Moon Jae-in visited Gwangju on the 22nd, hiked Mudeungsan Mountain, and had lunch with local residents. This was a private schedule that followed his visit to cultural heritage sites in Damyang and Hwasun, South Jeolla Province, the previous day.

Former President Moon Jae-in and his wife are taking a commemorative photo with Gwangju Mayor Kang Kijeong in front of the Seoseokdae monument at Mudeungsan National Park in Buk-gu, Gwangju on the morning of the 22nd. Photo provided by a reader, Yonhap News Agency

On this day, former President Moon, accompanied by his wife Kim Jung-sook and Gwangju Mayor Kang Gijeong and his wife, started at Wonhyo Temple, passed through Jungbong, and hiked for about four hours to Seoseokdae, designated as Natural Monument No. 465. In front of the Seoseokdae signpost, he also took a commemorative photo with Mrs. Kim.

After completing the hike, they moved to Pyeongchon Village in Chunghyo-dong, Buk-gu, located on the northern slope of Mudeungsan, and had lunch with about 10 residents. Mayor Kang and his wife saw off former President Moon and his wife as they got into their security vehicle and requested a return visit.

Former President Moon Jae-in is hiking with Gwangju Mayor Kang Gijeong at Mudeungsan National Park in Buk-gu, Gwangju, on the morning of the 22nd. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

It was reported that former President Moon and his wife stayed in Gwangju after visiting cultural heritage sites in Jeollanam-do, such as Soswaewon and Jeokbyeok tourist sites, the previous day. This visit to Gwangju comes about seven months after he attended the 2025 World Archery Championships at the May 18 Democratic Square last September.

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