Spring is short.
After the long winter passing, the spring shows up, and quickly passes just like drop-by.
If you miss the moment, you have to wait another year

Flowers are in full bloom in Gyeongpodae Cherry Blossoms Habitat,
one of the most famous places for celebrating spring in the Eastern Coast area.
​It is the spring time to head to pink colored Gyeongpodae, Gangneung.

As usual the Cherry Blossoms Festival has just begun.
The Gyeongpodae Cherry Blossoms Festival, famous for the great scenery,
welcomes visitors from all over the country to celebrate spring.

The 4.3km line of cherry blossoms surrounding the Gyeongpo Lake is warmly in full bloom.
Gyeongpodae, among The Best Eight Sites Having Great Views in the Eastern Coast Area, is overlooking the Gyeongpo Lake reflecting surroundings like a mirror,
​which always makes hearts beating as ever.

The festival is full of entertainment and food.
Natural dyeing, traditional knotting, playing yut, trying Gangneung’s representative coffee, etc.

beautiful hwajeon(flower pancake), made of sweet rice dough, azaleas, mugwort
​and dried persimmons, is perfectly suitable for the spring festival.

The festival brighten up with relays of various performances and exhibitions throughout the season.
In the day hang gliders celebrate the festival in the blue sky,
​and in the night colorful fireworks decorate the sky.