Gyeongancheon Wetland Eco Park

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

Gyeongan Wetland Ecological Park, where fresh greenery and reeds blend together in spring, summer, and autumn, is a place where all kinds of migratory birds linger throughout the year. A few trees visible among the reed beds along the lakeshore add to its charm. This is a unique place that naturally turned into a wetland after farmland and lowlands in the area were submerged when Paldang Dam was built in 1973. With diverse aquatic plants and all sorts of migratory and resident birds making their home here, it has now been reborn as a venue for birdwatching and nature study. Well-maintained walking paths wind through the park, offering a place of rest for citizens out for a family stroll and for people riding bicycles. Wetlands have an outstanding natural purification function that greatly helps improve water quality, and there are plans to gradually expand their range; this park is visited by many individual and group visitors as a wetland-state nature learning ground. (Source: Gwangju City Culture and Tourism website)