Busan's Nakdong River parks plant autumn flower beds at three ecological parks
In short
The Busan Nakdong River Management Headquarters said on 20 October it has set up seasonal flower areas at the Hwamyeong, Daejeo and Samnak ecological parks. They include a 34,000 square metre yellow cosmos field, a 10,000 square metre pink muhly field and chrysanthemum beds. The head of the headquarters asked visitors to use public transport at weekends because parking lots may be crowded.
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The Busan Nakdong River Management Headquarters said on 20 October that it has created seasonal flower areas at the Hwamyeong, Daejeo and Samnak ecological parks along the Nakdong River. Newsis reported that the flower fields were set up to give citizens and tourists a range of things to see and places to rest, with plants chosen to suit each park. [ 1 , 3 ]
At Hwamyeong Ecological Park, a 34,000 square metre yellow cosmos field has been created in the lotus wetland area. Around the aquatic plant garden, the headquarters set up an 8,800 square metre field of summer cypress (kochia). Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy described the plants as red-coloured. The area also has windmill and swing photo spots and signboards with sentimental phrases. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Daejeo Ecological Park has a 10,000 square metre pink muhly field. Asia Economy said the pink clusters stand out as an autumn photo spot. At Samnak Ecological Park, the family theme flower bed was planted with chrysanthemums and other plants, eight kinds and 4,060 plants in all. Seoul Economic Daily and Newsis gave the bed's area as 114,000 square metres, while Asia Economy described that figure as the size of the chrysanthemum bed. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The head of the headquarters, named in the reports as Jo Gyeong (조경), said the aim was for people to make beautiful autumn memories at the parks. According to Seoul Economic Daily, the head also asked visitors to use public transport where possible, because parking lots may be crowded at weekends. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The reports are based on the Busan Nakdong River Management Headquarters' announcement and describe seasonal attractions for residents and tourists. The documents give no wider consequences.
Key facts
- The Busan Nakdong River Management Headquarters said on 20 October that it had created seasonal flower areas at the Hwamyeong, Daejeo and Samnak ecological parks. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Hwamyeong Ecological Park has a 34,000 square metre yellow cosmos field in the lotus wetland area. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- An 8,800 square metre summer cypress (kochia) field has been set up around the aquatic plant garden, with windmill and swing photo spots and signboards carrying sentimental phrases. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Daejeo Ecological Park has a 10,000 square metre pink muhly field. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Samnak Ecological Park's family theme flower bed has chrysanthemums and other plants, eight kinds and 4,060 plants in all. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The head of the headquarters asked visitors to use public transport where possible because parking lots may be crowded at weekends. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The Busan Nakdong River Management Headquarters announced seasonal flower fields at the Hwamyeong, Daejeo and Samnak ecological parks. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The fields include 34,000 square metres of yellow cosmos and 8,800 square metres of summer cypress at Hwamyeong, and 10,000 square metres of pink muhly at Daejeo. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Samnak's family theme flower bed was planted with chrysanthemums and other plants, eight kinds and 4,060 plants in all. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- What the 114,000 square metre figure at Samnak measures. Documents 1 and 3 give it as the area of the family theme flower bed, while document 2 describes it as the size of the chrysanthemum bed.