Nogeunri Peace Park colored with bright roses

▲ This photo provided by Yeongdong County shows the Nogeunri Peace Park filled with pink roses. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

▲ This phtoo provided by Yeongdong County shows people enjoying the park surronded by roses. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

YEONGDONG, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Nogeunri Peace Park, located in Yeongdong, North Chungcheong Province, a memorial space for the pain of the Korean war, was beautifully colored with bright roses.

According to Yeongdong County, 4,000 flowers are blooming in the 13,000㎡ sized rose garden in the park, giving visitors a romantic yet healing gift.

The garden is full of roses and irises, which provides a special attraction for people enjoying the park. Additionally, spring flowers such as pansies, calendula, and Livingstone daisies are also present within the garden in order to show off their beautiful appearance before spring officially ends.

A military official said, "As the roses bloom, the whole park is filled with the smell of flowers. It is good to spend the day by healing our tired bodies and minds while thinking about the importance of human rights and peace."

Nogunri Peace Park was established in 2011 to commemorate South Korean refugees who were killed by a U.S. troop air attack, early in the Korean War.

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