Intoxicated by the Fragrance of Autumn Chrysanthemums

The '1st Jeongnam Chrysanthemum Festival,' hosted by the Hwaseong City Agricultural Technology Center and organized by the Jeongnam Chrysanthemum Festival Promotion Committee, with sponsorship from the Jeongnam-myeon Community Center and Jeongnam Agricultural Cooperative, will be held for six days from the 26th to the 31st at the Jeongnam Nonghyup Hanaro Mart Plaza (886-1 Goellang-ri, Jeongnam-myeon).

The chrysanthemum festival, marking its inaugural year, will feature various events including exhibitions and sales of chrysanthemum works, craft products, and agricultural products, as well as agricultural experience activities.

As for chrysanthemums, the festival's main theme, a total of 170 works will be displayed and sold (by advance reservation), including 65 bonsai chrysanthemums, 10 topiary sculptures, 90 potted chrysanthemums, and 5 multi-flower large works.

Additionally, diverse programs are being prepared, including educational programs where visitors can learn living horticulture techniques, paper crafts and straw crafts, and natural soap making, as well as experiential activities such as rice cake pounding. These will delight the five senses of citizens visiting the festival.

On the festival's opening day, the 26th, awards will also be presented for 14 outstanding chrysanthemum works, further enhancing the festive atmosphere.

Admission is free, and the festival will operate from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A festival official stated, "We have planned this festival to provide diverse attractions to visitors to Hwaseong City and to promote increased farm income through the expansion of horticultural activities. Since the Jeongnam Chrysanthemum Festival is our inaugural year, we hope it will be successfully held and become a representative regional festival for the city in the future."