Suncheon Bay National Garden
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Suncheon Bay National Garden (Korean: 순천만국가정원; Hanja: 順天灣國家庭園) is located in Suncheon (Suncheon-si) in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The area of the garden is 1.12 km² plus 28 km² of Suncheon Bay. About 860,000 trees and 650,000 autumn flowers such as roses, sunflowers, and cosmos flowers are planted in the garden.[1] The city opened Suncheon Bay International Garden Expo 2013 from April 20 to October 20, attracting over 4.4 million visitors.[2][3]
One of the expo officials said that the main purpose of the expo was to preserve Suncheon Bay by building a garden.[2]In 2023, the Suncheon Bay International Garden Fair will be held again for the first time in 10 years. Under the theme of "Garden Together," "Restorative Nature," and "Circular Economy," the fair reveals the aspect of an ecological city throughout Suncheon. The event, which runs for seven months from April 1 to October 31, 2023, is estimated to attract at least 8 million visitors from more than 30 countries.[4]
Suncheon Bay Garden was designated as the No.1 National Garden in August and held a proclamation ceremony on September 5, 2015. According to the data collected from Suncheon on October 13, the total number of visitors to the garden is now at the 400 million mark.[5]
The workshop on how to spread the garden culture and to activate the garden industry was held on November 5 at the Suncheon Bay International Wetland Center. This workshop was co-organized by the Korea Forest Service and Korea Green Promotion Agency.[6]
