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Jinhae Gunhangje Opens on March 22, Cherry Blossom Festival Earliest in 62 Years - 2024 Korean Cherry Blossom Blooming Season
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- The 2024 Changwon Jinhae Gunhangje will open on March 22 and last for 10 days.
- Due to global warming, the cherry blossom blooming season has been brought forward, and the opening date of the Gunhangje has also been brought forward every year.
- This year's Gunhangje will run from March 22 to April 1, and the exact cherry blossom blooming date will be announced in early March.
The largest cherry blossom festival in South Korea,Changwon Jinhae Gunhangjewill open on March 22, 2024, the earliest ever.
It began in 1952 when the first statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin was erected in South Korea and a memorial service was held,
and it was officially established as a festival in 1963.
Source: Changwon City Jinhae Gunhangje
Changwon City announced that this year's Jinhae Gunhangje will be held for 10 days, starting with theopening ceremony on March 22ndand continuing from March 23rd to April 1st.
The Gunhangje festival usually opens around April 1st, but due to global warming, the cherry blossom blooming season has been advancing slightly each year, leading to an earlier opening date. Last year's festival opened on March 24th, and in 2019 it opened on March 31st.
The expected blooming dates for different regions based on long-term weather forecasts from the Korea Meteorological Administration are as follows.
-Jeju: March 10th - 15th
-Busan, Jinhae: March 20th - 25th
-Daegu, Jeonju: March 25th - 30th
-Seoul, Incheon: April 1st - 5th
-Gangwon: April 10th - 15th
Cherry blossom blooming is heavily influenced by March weather, so the exact blooming date will beannounced in early March.
