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Autumn flowers are often delayed due to the unusually long summer heat wave this year.
The Chrysanthemum Festival has begun in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, and it is expected that flowers will be in full bloom only in the middle of the festival.
Reporter Kim Min-sung covered it.
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Central Sports Park, where 10 million chrysanthemum festivals will be held in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do.
120,000 pots have been prepared, and the drawing paper is still blue as if it has just been embroidered by hand.
As time passes, the queen of autumn, chrysanthemums, seems to be stretching now.
[Cho Eun-young / Seo-in-dong, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do: We came to the Chrysanthemum Festival with my mother-in-law from Jeonju. It's so nice and smells good, but it's a shame that the flowers aren't fully bloomed, so I'll come back again then.]
The mascots of the Iksan 10 million Chrysanthemum Festival, which marks its 21st anniversary this year, are sculptures that will soon be filled with various colors.
It is a photographic point everywhere, including the Baekje Kingdom Gate with a dragon floor and the Mireuksa Temple Pagoda with the story of King Mu.
Although it rains back and forth, it does not wash away the smell of chrysanthemums and the atmosphere of autumn that are passed down to the tip of the nose.
[Kim Min-ji / Daejeon Munhwa-dong: I was worried that it would rain, but I feel good because it's sunny. Since I smell flowers, I like babies and there are many pretty sculptures, so I think it's great for families to enjoy.]
It is said that chrysanthemum works installed at this year's festival hall have changed the way they are displayed to enhance their three-dimensional beauty.
As the garden has been created in various ways, the attractions are expected to be richer by the beginning of next week when the chrysanthemums are fully bloomed.
[Jeong Heon-yul / Iksan Mayor, North Jeolla Province] This year's 10 million chrysanthemum festival was themed around urban gardens, including Korean and European gardens. We have prepared a festival full of various programs such as performances and experiences, so please make many beautiful memories.]
The festival will continue for 10 days until the 27th, and after that, chrysanthemum exhibitions will continue throughout Iksan, including Mireuksa Temple Site and Iksan Station.
I'm Kim Minsung of YTN.
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