Republic of South Korea has some spectacular locations that are recognized for their beauty. Boseong is one particular of them. It is situated in the southern coast of Korean Peninsula in the province of Jeollanam. This spot is specially known for the great tea gardens. It is also the birthplace of the Korean independence activist Philip Jaisohn.
The green tea was introduced to Korea around 1000AD from China. The Boseong was regarded as the perfect place for green tea cultivation due to its mild climate and fertile soil. In the course of the Japanese occupation of Korea in the early 20th century it became far more productive and fruitful and considering that then Boseong is producing roughly 40% of the nation’s green tea output. Huge regions of Boseong consists of mountains such as Mangil-Bong, Jonje Mountain and Joowol Mountain.
The view of lush green tea fields in the aromatic atmosphere puts pleasant reflexes to the visitor. Nonetheless walking by means of these fields also requires due care as these are the valleys of poisonous snakes. The way of Korean girls functioning in the fields and selecting tea leaves by their hands is also worth seeing. The tea leaves are harvested in the spring time simply because that is when new small leaves develop on the bushes and they plucked to be dried to make green tea. After plucking, they are kept in the tea plantation retailers and tea tasting rooms.
Daehan Tea Plantation is the most visited spot in this region. This is the oldest, largest and the loveliest tea garden. Containing of an area more than some 561 hectares of hillside, the fields are a magnificent mix of rows of green tea and beautiful forests. There is also a historic location known as Beolgyo on a 45 minutes drive in the east of downtown Boseong, on the road to Suncheon exactly where guests can understand about the catastrophic cauldron of colonialism, polarization and war in which contemporary South Korea was born.
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