Jade Garden (제이드 가든 수목원) is an
arboretum
An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...
located in
Chuncheon
Chuncheon (; ; formerly romanized as Chunchŏn; literally ''spring river'') is the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea. The city lies in the north of the county, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. The garden opened in
April
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. It is the first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days.
April is commonly associated with ...
2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
.
''Jade Garden'' provides walk-through tours and experimental programs, including gardening. The garden is recognised as the filming site of popular Korean television dramas such as
That Winter, the Wind Blows,
and
Young Lady and Gentleman
''Young Lady and Gentleman'' () is a South Korean television series starring Ji Hyun-woo, Lee Se-hee and Cha Hwa-yeon, and directed by Shin Chang-seok. The weekend drama revolves around Lee Yong-gook, a widower with three children and a live-in ...
.
The Jade Garden is split into three thematic zones with different biomes and plant types: European, Landscape, and Skyview.
References
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External links
English version homepageKorean version homepage
Tourist attractions in Gangwon Province, South Korea
Arboreta
Forestry in South Korea
2011 establishments in South Korea