Buyeo Seodong Lotus Festival
buyeo seodong lotus festival annual seasonal summer festival south korea held gungnamji first manmade pond nation buyeo county south chungcheong province name festival buyeo place seodong prince baekje kingdom became king mu th monarch respective kingdom visitor view million lotus blossom range lotus flower variety including red white lotus well water lily festival celebrates beauty lotus flower emphasizes importance wild flower preservation buyeo seodong lotus festival designated excellent festival four year row – south korea ministry culture sport tourism buyeo seodong lotus festival korea representative summer flower festival selected excellent festival following promising festival three consecutive year korean culture tourism selected ministry culture sport tourism since inception festival take place every july peak summer season lotus flower bloom festival based historical love story program performance event focused story delivery many activity centered lotus like making lotus flower using paper making lotus flower soap night pond illuminated light sculpture popular event festival performance showcasing royal love story night parade featuring prince seodong princess seonhwa performance traditional music dance experience baekje culture photo contest involves printing lotus flower shirt handkerchief activity include lotus food tasting participating lotus leaf tea ceremony multimedia show lotus canoe experience lotus air balloon th buyeo seodong lotus festival sky bike waterside train introduced chungchecheongnamdo chungcheongbukdo province baekje period bce– ce prime importance province present day consist many registered unesco world heritage relic gungnamji pond artificial pond made king mu r – reign th king baekje kingdom korea first artificial pond lotus festival held around gungnamji pond bear legend seodangs birth presentday pond restored addition small pavilion poryongjeong pavilion set middle pond end wooden bridge gungnamji pond historic site designated june located seodong park place legend king mu married princess seonhwa silla dwells name gungnamjis literal meaning pond south royal palace korea named according samguksagi record according samguksagi record say th year king mu baekje pond dug south palace water brought mile away km waterway plant cherry tree willow tree around island made middle pond symbolizing bangjangseonsan mountain judging seen pond palace garden built reign king mu baekje hill east pond stylobates cornerstone piece roof tile piece bowl baekje period excavated suggesting must palace nearby gungnamji pond created pavilion middle pond express idea taoism pray longevity oldest artificial garden korea said baekjes nojagong노자공 went japan passed baekjes garden landscaping technique seen baekje excellent gardening technique among three kingdom beautiful tourist destination four season july seodong lotus festival beautiful feast million lotus held october november chrysanthemum exhibition decorated various work held adding beauty gungnamji pond love story seodong princess seonhwa also known seodongyo song seodong area around gungnamji pond known site palace baekje era legend king mu whose childhood name seodong madong meaning yam child handed kingdom buyeo widower lived alone outside palace near pond south palace communicated dragon gungnamji gave birth son th king baekje king mu – however life outside palace poor family dug sold yam make living childhood name seodong despite poverty seodongs mother raised sincerity grew leader strong body extreme filial piety one night old man came palace delivered king secret order infiltrate sillas seorabeol spy state affair seodong gladly accepted disguised hemp seller infiltrate silla faithfully carry detection activity one day heard rumor princess seonhwa third daughter king jinpyeong – th king silla headed gyeongju seorabeol seodong went place many child seorabeol gathered distributed yam made sing princess seonhwa get married secretly secretly visit seodong every night song spread country mouth child end princess seonhwa soon reached palace misunderstood exiled seodong knowing advance joined road two met often love blossomed brought princess seonhwa baekje later seodong earned trust king eventually became king mu baekje went found mireuk temple giving rise legend mireuksa conflict actual record event legend also output historical policy alliance silla baekje marriage legend seodong love story man woman different nationality status also associated hyangga silla verse form title seodongyo song seodong