Gwangyang Maehwa Village (광양 매화마을)

Published 2009-10-06 Updated 2022-09-06 View 34320

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Jeollanam-do Gwangyang-si, Gwangyang Maehwa Village (광양 매화마을) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

Following the Seomjingang River flowing down the outskirts of Jirisan Mountain is a village filled with plum trees. This village, Seomjin Village, is also known as the Maehwa (plum) Village for its abundant number of plum trees. Instead of crops and grains, plum trees are cultivated on farmlands, boasting white snow-like blossoms in March and bearing plentiful ripen plums in June. The annual Plum Blossom Festival takes place in the village every March when the plum blossoms are in full bloom.