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| ▲ This photo, provided by the Korea Forest Service, shows the poster for the "National Flower Mugunghwa Festival." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) --The "32nd National Flower Mugunghwa Festival" will be held on August 10 till August 15th at the Mud Square of Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province.
According to the Korea Forest Service on Wednesday, this event will be held as a summer flower festival along with the Boryeong Sea Mud Expo.
About 1,200 pieces of Mugunghwa flower pots from all over the country will be exhibited in the Mud Square and theme streets, while also showing this year's best Mugunghwa at a fair in which citizens and experts participate.
It is operated as a day and night event so that the younger generation can enjoy the festive atmosphere together around Daecheon Beach. Various exhibitions and experience events will also be held.
More information can be found on their official website (www.Mugunghwa National Festival.com), and for furher inquiries, contact the festival management office (☎ 042-242-4348).
"As much as it is held in conjunction with international events, we will be able to publicize the beauty of Mugunghwa to people around the world," said Im Ha-su, director of the Forestry Welfare Bureau of the Korea Forest Service.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Haemin Kim.)
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