▲ Yangyang-gun holds the 3rd Yangyang-gun Forestry Harmony Festival

On the occasion of Forestry Day, the 3rd Yangyang-gun Forestry Harmony Hanmadang Event in 2023 will be held at Yangyang Songi Park from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. on November 1.

Forestry Day is designated and celebrated on November 1 every year to console the hard work of forestry workers who grow forests around us and to inform the public of the value of forestry and mountain villages.

The event, which marks its third anniversary this year, is significant in that it is hosted by Yangyang-gun, organized by the Yangyang Sokcho Forest Association (Chairman Jeon Do-young), and sponsored by Yangyang-gun and Yangyang National Forest Management Office, and is held as a place of harmony with 450 forestry-related organizations, forestry successors, forest union members, and related government officials.

Starting with the opening declaration of Lee Tae-woo, CEO of Yangyang Forestry, the opening ceremony will be held with a welcome speech by Jeon Do-young, president of Yangyang Sokcho Forest Association, and Kim Jin-ha, governor of Yangyang County, Yangyang National Forest Management Office, Yangyang Sokcho Forest Association and forestry workers will form three teams to strengthen harmony and solidarity.

In addition, various events such as forest O/X quizzes, talent shows, and prize draws will be held in the afternoon.

Kim Jin-ha, head of Yangyang-gun, said, "We thank the forestry workers for their hard work in silently carrying out their duties to turn forest resources and increase forest income, and we hope that this event will be an opportunity for forestry workers in the jurisdiction to communicate and harmonize with each other," adding, "We ask that many people continue to pay attention and support for the development of forestry in Yangyang-gun."