[Yonhap Imagine] "Healing" in the Urban Forest...Four-color Themed Garden Pyeongtaek Sopung Garden

▲Sopung Garden (Yonhap)

(The following article was translated into English by artificial intelligence.)

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province has announced the selection of the "Pyeongtaek 8 Scenic Spots," chosen by citizens both online and offline.

The Pyeongtaek 8 Scenic Spots include Sopung Garden, Agricultural Ecology Park, Baedari Eco Park, Oseong Riverbank, Wonpyeong Reed Forest, Jinwi Stream Recreation Area, Pyeongtaek Port, and Pyeongtaek Lake Tourist Complex.

Sopung Garden is a waterside park established in 2013 in Gung-ri, Godeok-myeon, Pyeongtaek City, Gyeonggi Province. Its name means "garden where smiles linger," and it allows nature and people to coexist, offering opportunities to observe flora and fauna while enjoying beautiful scenery from the picnic grounds.

Covering an area of ​​9,249 square meters, Sopung Garden is divided into four themed islands: Hwaui Garden, Rainbow Garden, Light Garden, and "Jijibaebe" (cuckoo sound) Garden. Visitors can appreciate distinctive landscapes during the day and enjoy different night views illuminated by lights.

Following the tree-decked walking trails, visitors will encounter lotus wetlands, sand playgrounds, and bird-shaped poles scattered throughout, adding unique fun.

▲ Sopung Garden (Yonhap)

Ewha Garden features traditional walls and relocated pear trees from the city's vanishing pear flower orchards.

Rainbow Garden, representing multiculturalism and diversity, features rainbow-colored and nest-shaped sculptures, as well as climbing decks and rainbow bridges to add enjoyment.

The Light Garden, shaped like a Moebius strip and adorned with about 90 large and small spherical landscape lights, is embellished with a small stream (spring of purification) and time columns, enhancing Pyeongtaek City's symbolism and charm.

The compact "Jijibaebe Garden" conveys the meaning of communication through bamboo forests and communication pipes.

Furthermore, the walking paths and green spaces, featuring various trees such as magnolia, camellia, pine, and reed grass, along with patterned macmundo, viburnum, and patterned reeds, totaling over 52,000 plants, are created with natural materials like wood chips and volcanic rocks, embodying leisure and natural beauty.

Taking a stroll around the Sopung Garden, adorned with various themes to provide citizens with a comfortable resting place, while enjoying the clear nature of Jinwi Stream, could be a wonderful way to heal both body and mind.

▲ Ewha Garden (Yonhap)

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