[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jo Gyu-il, mayor of Jinju-si, Gyeongnam, continued his commitment to the designation of Wolasan as a National Garden by visiting the National Sejong Arboretum on the 8th, following a meeting with Choi Byung-am, head of the Korea Forest Service.
On this day, Mayor Jo met with Lee Yu-mi, director of the National Sejong Arboretum, to explain the progress of Jinju-si’s efforts to designate Wolasan as a National Garden and requested comprehensive consulting support from the National Sejong Arboretum, which possesses professional personnel and know-how experienced in large-scale garden creation.
Mayor Jo stated, “We aim to create an environment where our children can grow up experiencing garden culture closely connected to nature,” expressing his determination to foster a garden culture that embraces both tradition and the future.
Director Lee responded, “The Sejong Arboretum is working to establish a Korean traditional garden within the arboretum to contribute to the spread of traditional garden culture,” adding, “We highly appreciate Jinju-si’s efforts to discover and promote traditional garden culture and its commitment to the National Garden designation, and the Sejong Arboretum will also pay close attention to providing related technical support.”
Additionally, Mayor Jo proposed a visit to Jinju to share practical opinions for the promotion of the Wolasan National Garden, to which Director Lee responded positively.
Meanwhile, the National Sejong Arboretum, located in the center of the city, was established in July 2020 as part of the national arboretum expansion plan aimed at preserving and utilizing tree genetic resources according to Korea’s climatic vegetation zones.
The arboretum aims to attract 1.2 million visitors by 2030, provide educational benefits to 120,000 people annually, collect 2,000 species of temperate plants, and develop 30 species of urban garden plants.
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