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| The Moonlight Garden was made after the beauty of moonlight and is surrounded by white flowers to give it a bright and delicate atmosphere |
The 3,000 square meter garden was inspired by "The Land of the Morning Calm", a nickname coined by the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore to describe Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.
Over the years, the garden has become more popular as a result of making frequent appearances in Korean TV shows including the recent hits Love in the Moonlight and Ruler: Master of the Mask. It now attracts more than 600,000 visitors annually.
Most tourists like to visit the garden during the Spring Flower Festival where they can walk among thousands of spring flowers in full bloom like tulips, rhododendron, and daffodils. But even during summer, autumn, or winter, a trip to the Garden of Morning Calm will not be unremarkable as there are annual events to look out for. There is the Hydrangea Exhibition during summer, the Maple Festival and Chrysanthemum Exhibition during autumn, and the Starlight Garden Festival during the snowy winter months.
We made a visit to the Garden of Morning Calm towards the end of Spring and we loved wandering through the beautiful gardens and indulging in some photo opportunities.
So skip along with us as we take a look at the vibrant colors of spring in this garden.
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| The Sunken Garden is the representative garden of Morning Calm and it is filled with flowers during Spring, Summer, and Autumn |
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| Prized flowers such as the annual phlox and baby high double stocks are sown in Spring and give good Summer flower displays |
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| The Sunken Garden is said to be shaped like the Korean Peninsula and is carpeted with flowers representing the desire for a unified Korea |
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| The viewing platform in the background is where you can best catch the beauty of the garden |
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| A burst of colors is seen all over the Garden of Morning Calm |
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| Here is an explosion of red, pink, orange and yellow flaming katy |
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| The Hometown Garden represent the typical Korean traditional house and it is surrounded by trees and plants sentimental to the Korean people |
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| As you walk up the stairs and walkways to the hillside gardens, there are spectacular views of the park |
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| Small bridges and ponds can be seen throughout the Garden of Morning Calm |
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| A trail like this may not be considered as a highlight of the garden but it provides scenic views nonetheless |
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| This hillside slope has been transformed into a beautiful Alpine Rock Garden |
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| The Alpine House is one of the several green houses featured in the Garden of Morning Calm |
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| Inside the Alpine House are various small and compact alpine plants and flowers |
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| There is also the bigger Green House, a structure built for an efficient year-round cultivation of plants and flowers |
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| A small Hanok house as a unique decoration just like in fairy gardens |
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| The wide, grass covered Morning Plaza which serves as a picnic and play ground for families and children |
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| The magnificent mountains and flowers create a picturesque landscape |
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| J's Cottage Garden is an English cottage-style garden filled with perennial plants that are most beautiful during summer |
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| The Hanok-style Good Morning Coffee where you can enjoy a relaxing time looking over the garden |
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| The magnificent and lush green Chungnyeongsan Mountain |
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| Various junipers in the park, the Millennium Juniper is the representative tree of Morning Calm, estimated to be about 1,000 years old |
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| The bridge in the Wild Flower Garden where different plants and flowers from Chukryung and Baekdu mountains are featured |
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| The Pond Garden which portrays the beautiful curves and spaces that make up a traditional Korean garden was featured as a setting for the hit TV series, Love in the Moonlight |
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| Admission tickets to the Garden of Morning Calm |
The Garden of Morning Calm is located in Gapyeong County and can easily be reached from Seoul. Read How to Get to Nami Island, Petite France, and the Garden of Morning Calm to know how to commute to Gapyeong.
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