jinhae Gunhang Festival
This festival takes places in Jinhae from the end of March 23, 2007 ~ April 8(Sun.), for 17 days, in which cherry blossoms are in full bloom. The origin of the festival goes back to April 13, 1952 when a statue of Admiral Lee Sun-shin was erected at Bukwon Rotary for the first time in Korea and a memorial service in honor of him began to be hold. It has been held annually since 1963 to remember his patriotic spirit and developed to be one of typical spring festivals, in which locals and tourists can enjoy seeing the beautiful sight of cherry blossom in full bloom as participating joyful cultural art events and going around market full of products from all parts of Korea. With a long historic tradition of 40 years, it has become a famed tourist attraction, drawing more than 1 million tourists to Jinhae city yearly.
- Period: March 23, 2007 (Fri.) ~ April 8 (Sun.)
- Place: the whole area of Jinhae
- Hosted by: Lee Chungmugong Hogukjeongsin Seonnyanghoe (Assoc.)
- Sponsored by: Jinhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea National Tourism Organization, Ministry of Culture & Tourism.