Jinhae Gunhangje (Naval Port Festival) takes places in Jinhae from April 1 ~ April 10, for 10 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 held. It has been held annually since 1963 to remember his patriotic spirit and developed to be one of the representative 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 50 years, it has become a famous tourist attraction, drawing more than 1 million tourists to Jinhae city yearly.
Period: April 1st ~ 10th, 2011
Venue: Jinhae City
Sponsors: Jinhae City, South Gyeongsang Province, Korea National Tourism Organization, Ministry of Culture & Tourism.
Click here to get the detailed daily schedule of Jinhae Gunhangje.
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