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Muan White Lotus Festival
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Overview
Muan is the largest habitat of the White Lotus flower in Asia, spanning 330,000m2 in size. While most lotus flowers are pink, the lotus flowers in Muan are snow white, which is very rare. During the Muan White Lotus Festival festival, visitors can enjoy a landscape filled with white lotus flowers and lotus-themed activities.
Festival Guide: The festival starts with a celebration parade. Visitors can enjoy exhibits about lotus flowers and the history of lotus medicine, as well as a photo exhibit and hands-on programs. Activities include making handcrafts with the seeds of lotus flowers, natural dyeing using lotus flowers, making lotus soup, cooking lotus-wrapped rice and more. Different kinds of lotus can be observed at the natural learning garden of water plants, which is on the way to the venue.
Festival Hightlights: The highlight of the Muan White Lotus Festival is a boat ride where you can get a nice view of the lotus flowers. Exploring the lotus road on the water is like a jungle adventure. Visitors also can try traditional dishes of Muan and special fragrant foods made from lotus, such as lotus ice cream, lotus shakes, lotus sandwiches, lotus noodles, and lotus-wrapped rice.
Utilization information
Opening hours, closed days and other practical details.
- End date
- 20150816
- Venue
- Hoesan White Lotus Ground and Illo-eup
- Start date
- 20150813
- Venue info
- [Bus]
From Mokpo Bus Terminal or Muan Bus Terminal, take Bus 800. (30min intervals)
Get off at Illo-eup Office and transfer to a local bus bound for Hoesan White Lotus Ground. (회산 백련지; Hoesan Baengnyeonji)
* Local Bus Schedule: 7:10 7:55 10:20 11:10 13:50 16:10 18:40 (subject to change)
* During the festival, shuttle buses are available from Illo-eup Office to the venue. - Show times
- August 13-16 / 15:00-21:00
- Side events
- Muan local specialy exhibition, sales stalls
Muan specialty restaurants
Markets
Photo zone
etc. - Hours
- 3,000 won
Updated 2017.01.16
Introduction
Festival Guide: The festival starts with a celebration parade. Visitors can enjoy exhibits about lotus flowers and the history of lotus medicine, as well as a photo exhibit and hands-on programs. Activities include making handcrafts with the seeds of lotus flowers, natural dyeing using lotus flowers, making lotus soup, cooking lotus-wrapped rice and more. Different kinds of lotus can be observed at the natural learning garden of water plants, which is on the way to the venue.
Festival Hightlights: The highlight of the Muan White Lotus Festival is a boat ride where you can get a nice view of the lotus flowers. Exploring the lotus road on the water is like a jungle adventure. Visitors also can try traditional dishes of Muan and special fragrant foods made from lotus, such as lotus ice cream, lotus shakes, lotus sandwiches, lotus noodles, and lotus-wrapped rice.
Programs
- Opening Ceremony (Golden wedding) "Floating Lotus Wishing Lantern" flying
[Show event]
- Opening/Closing performances
- Pumbaa performance
- Singing concert, Teenager contest, National Traditional Music Company, etc.
- Performances by residents and local organizations
[Other related events]
- Lotus National cuisine contest
- Walking Contest
- Mugunghwa Festival (25th Country Flower Mugunghwa Festival)
- Teenager lotus writing and drawing contest
- Muan Lotus Festival, Namdo Art Pieces, auctions
[Experiential Events]
- Lotus cookie baking
- Lotus Road boat expedition
- Ceramics
- Natural Dyeing
- Creating Lotus crafts
- Lotus Tea tasting, etc.
[Special Events]
- Local food hall, Promoting agricultural products
[Sales Hall]
- Local marketplaces, multicultural families sharing marketplaces
Access
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Bongnyong-ri, Illo-eup, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do
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