Ulsan tourists are the most...'National Garden' Effect

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More than 5.5 million tourists have already visited Ulsan this year alone.

If this trend continues, it is expected to attract the most tourists ever, surpassing 7.3 million last year.

It is analyzed that the Taehwa River National Garden played a part.

I'm reporter Ra Kyung-hoon from Ulsan Central Broadcasting Station, JCN.

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Between the richly grown Pampasgrass and the pink pink muhly, tourists are busy taking a walk and leaving memories.

Before you know it, you are immersed in the beauty of the national garden as you are facing the autumn wind.

[Kim Hae-yeon, Son Sang-sook, Park Jung / Ulsan Dong-gu: Even if I lived in Ulsan, I didn't know it was this pretty. I'm happy to be in a city like this. A lot of people come from other regions. I think it's nice to be able to show off (Ulsan) as a national garden.]

In particular, the Sipridae Forest, which is full of bamboo, is perfect for families and lovers to walk together and leave memories.

[Park Tae-gyu / Ulsan Jung-gu: I'm on a flatland, and I feel like I'm on a mountain road, and the air is nice and cool. It was hot today, but I think it's so nice. [It's perfect not to play in the sun but in the shade]
Thanks to the charm of the Taehwa River National Garden
, the number of tourists visiting this place is steadily increasing.

The cumulative number of tourists to the Taehwa River National Garden last year was 2.44 million.

It has more than quadrupled in a year.

Among them, the number of tourists in the Sipri Forest has soared nearly ten times.

Thanks to this, the total number of tourists in Ulsan has also increased significantly.

The cumulative number of tourists in Ulsan in the first half of this year was 5.5 million.

It exceeded the number of tourists in 2022 alone, up 1.84 million year-on-year.

As it recently succeeded in attracting an international garden fair, more tourists are expected to visit Ulsan in the future.

Taehwa River National Garden, which has played a major role in Ulsan tourism since it was designated as a national garden in 2019.

With many tourists visiting Ulsan every year due to the effect of the national garden, the largest number of tourists are expected to visit Ulsan this year.

I'm Ra Kyung-hoon from JCN News.


Photographer: Kim Chang-jong

Graphic: Reasonji