Semiwon Lotus Festival

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The Semiwon Lotus Festival is a representative summer garden culture festival held at Semiwon, located in Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do. Semiwon is a garden of water and flowers surrounded on three sides by Paldang Lake, featuring traditional Eastern garden styles and housing approximately 270 species of plants, including aquatic plants. It was designated as Gyeonggi-do’s first Provincial Garden in June 2019 and was developed as a space where visitors can experience both natural ecology and garden culture. The Lotus Festival is an event centered around the lotus, Semiwon’s signature plant, and features various exhibitions, performances, and hands-on programs timed to coincide with the blooming season. Visitors can admire the lotus and aquatic plants planted throughout the garden and experience the value of garden culture and the beauty of nature through lotus-themed cultural and artistic content, as well as educational and experiential programs. The Semiwon area is known as the site where Jeong Yak-yong, a scholar of practical learning during the late Joseon Dynasty, installed a pontoon bridge across the Namhan River, making it a place of historical significance. In addition, equipped with various facilities such as the Lotus Museum, Jangdokdae Fountain, Sehanjeong Pavilion, and Baedari Bridge, it serves as a complex cultural space where visitors can experience garden culture, history, ecology, and arts and culture together.

Event Program

1. Main Programs: Garden tour featuring lotus flowers and aquatic plants, hosting of the Lotus Museum special exhibition 'Lotus, Embroidering the Wishes of Life' 2. Supplementary Programs: Yangpyeong Clear Water Harmony Concert, acoustic guitar and Janggu performances linked to local culture revitalization, Gallery Semi permanent exhibition 3. Consumer Participation Programs: 'Pungryu, Lingering in Lotus Flowers' stamp tour, lotus culture experience class, commentary on the Lotus Museum special exhibition and linked educational programs (lotus craft making) 4. Other Contents: Lotus photo zone, carbon neutrality, 'Let's Go Together by Subway' campaign, garden commentary programs by cultural tour guides 5. Garden Facilities: Cafe Yeon, Semiwon Lotus Bakery, Art Shop Semi * Admission Fees General Admission: 7,000 KRW (Adults aged 19 and older; 2,000 KRW Yangpyeong Love Gift Certificate provided) Discounted Admission: 4,000 KRW (Children aged 6 and older, youth, seniors aged 65 and older, disabled Mild (Grades 4–6), 1,000 KRW Yangpyeong Love Gift Certificate provided) Group Admission: 4,000 KRW (30 or more people, no duplicate discounts applicable, 1,000 KRW Yangpyeong Love Gift Certificate provided) Free: Ages 5 and under, Yangpyeong County residents (1 ticket per person), Severely disabled persons (Grades 1–3) and one guardian, Persons of National Merit and their spouses, Active Duty Soldiers, Type 1 Basic Livelihood Support Recipients (documents required), Bereaved families of martyrs and injured persons

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