Hamyang-gun Successfully Concludes the 22nd Baegunsan Cherry Blossom Festival... Crowds of Visitors Flock

Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 1st that over 4,000 tourists visited the ‘22nd Hamyang Baegunsan Cherry Blossom Festival’ held on March 30 and 31, enjoying more than 30 rich programs including traditional game experiences, performances, and songs, creating cherished spring memories.

Hosted and organized by the Baekjeon-myeon Culture and Sports Association, the festival took place at the multipurpose square in front of the myeon office. Although the festival schedule was moved earlier than usual due to weather forecasts predicting an earlier cherry blossom bloom, frequent rain and cold snaps delayed the blooming, leaving some disappointment.

County Governor Jin Byeong-yeong is giving a greeting at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Hamyang Baegunsan Cherry Blossom Festival.

However, about 500 residents, hometown visitors, and tourists attended the opening ceremony held at 11 a.m. on the first day of the festival, March 30, brightening the festival venue. The event featured a safety prayer ceremony for the festival, pre-ceremony performances by the Baekjeon-myeon Pungmul troupe and Sangnim Children’s Choir, invited singer performances, and a harmonious gathering of locals and outsiders, adding to the festive atmosphere.

Additionally, during the two-day festival, the 1st Baegunsan Cherry Blossom National Song Festival was held with preliminaries and finals, involving around 300 participants and officials. About 50 high school students studying in the UK visited the festival as part of a social network trip, bringing vitality to the event.

Jin Byeong-yeong, the county governor, expressed his gratitude at the festival opening ceremony and the national song festival finals, saying, “Despite the disappointment of the cherry blossoms not being in full bloom, I thank the residents, national song festival participants, and tourists for visiting the festival site.” He added, “I hope you enjoy the various programs and local foods to create wonderful memories despite the lack of full bloom.”

Baekjeon-myeon plans to continue maintaining landscape lighting and other decorations as the cherry blossoms are expected to be in full bloom this week, even though the festival has ended, to offer visitors beautiful spring day memories along with the blooming cherry blossoms.

Meanwhile, Hamyang-gun will hold the ‘Seosang Harmony Grand Festival’ over two days on April 6 and 7 around Seosang Elementary School. The festival will continue the spring flower celebrations with programs linked to the Namdeogyusan Cherry Blossom 10-ri Road and a song festival.