Eulalia(silver grasses) festival of Skypark(하늘공원) in Seoul

When the air gets colder in fall, many citizens used to visit to hear the song of wind and to see color of fall in this Skypark(하늘 공원;Ha-Neul  gongwon) within the Seoul World Cup Park. Each year  Eulalia( silver grass) festival in fall , on October, was held at this park by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. As it is located in Seoul, so many people visit here so easily all the year regardless with the season because they show each unique color of the season with different charming points. In spring, this was filled with various butterflies as well as unknown wild flowers. In fall, waving silver grasses are waiting us too.

Waving Eulalia ( Silver Grasses)

This is former site of the Nanjido Landfill that operated until 1993 for last 15 years. Massive disposal amount made a garbage mountain up to 98 meter of the height. After closing this field,there were filled with just bad smellsand enormous dusts only.This land was seem to be dead almost. However surprisingly, some years later greens and trees became to grow in this abandoned field. How amazing it was! Ecosystem had become alive by itself again as if laughing at foolishness of human being's  behavior done to the nature. After seeing this astonishing recovery power of nature, Seoul city had managed to a big construction to live this ecosystem.In the year of World cup 2002 this field was revived and reopened into as the name of wonderful Sky Park next to World cup stadium. When I visited there, citizens enjoyed the full flavour of autumn in this massive field and the silver grasses as well as many sorts of autumn flowers were smiling at me.

Name of Nanjido, former this landfill name, was originated from that this is filled with colorful orchids and lingzhi mushroom. Every flowers blossomed from season to season,so people called  this area as Flower Island also long time ago. At now here has gained again its' former role of mother of nature with the beautiful rest place as well as eco-friendly recycling system. This is a living lesson how human being should have a relationship with the nature.

The pinwheel generates electricity

The landfill gas well for collecting the gas to reuse from the beneath land

How to get there

Take the Seoul Subway Line 6 ,off the World Cup Stadium , Exit 1

Walk along with Home plus market on the right side 

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If you wanna feel the sense of Eulalia(silver grass) in full,

If you don’t hesitate to go out of Seoul,
There is another famous natural silver grasses habitat in  MinDungSan mt.(민둥산)
For more detail ;Click here !