A Small Village Classical Festival Blending Nature and Music Celebrates Its 11th Year
Residents Voluntarily Participate in Flower Planting and Environmental Maintenance
"We Want to Present a Beautiful Landscape"
Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Sim Jaeguk), announced on April 18 that in preparation for the upcoming Gyechon Classic Festival to be held in Bangnim-myeon from June 6 to 8, Bangnim-myeon and its residents are intensifying flower planting and environmental maintenance efforts to provide visitors with a pleasant and beautiful landscape.
From June 6 to 8, the Gyechon Classic Festival will be held in Bangnim-myeon. In preparation, Bangnim-myeon and its residents are intensifying flower planting and environmental maintenance efforts to provide visitors with a pleasant and beautiful landscape. Photo by Pyeongchang County Office
The Gyechon Classic Festival is an annual outdoor classical music festival held in Gyechon Village, Pyeongchang, hosted by the Hyundai Motor Group Chung Mongkoo Foundation and organized by the Korea National University of Arts, with the cooperation of Pyeongchang County. Last year, pianists Baik Kunwoo and Cho Seongjin performed at the festival. This year, performances are scheduled by the National Chorus of Korea and soprano Hong Hyeran, among others.
Starting April 18, Bangnim-myeon plans to plant 8,000 poppy flowers along the section from Deulmo Bridge to the Piano Bridge, creating a flower path that harmonizes with the melodies of classical music. At the same time, supplementary planting of four-season roses, pesticide spraying, and pruning work will be carried out to establish a well-maintained green space.
Additionally, 400 azaleas will be newly planted at the entrance of Daemidong-gil to enhance the village entrance landscape, and the existing violas in the Gyechon downtown area will continue to be maintained.
Notably, 40 residents of Gyechon 4-ri are voluntarily participating in this environmental maintenance effort, collecting trash along the downtown streets and riverside and tidying the surrounding areas, demonstrating village-wide cooperation for the festival.
Lee Seojin, head of Bangnim-myeon, stated, "By working together with the village residents to create a beautiful and clean environment, we will do our utmost to provide an even more moving experience for tourists visiting the Gyechon Classic Festival."
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