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Korea's flowers, Mugunghwa, bloom around this time before and after Liberation Day. Usually, Mugunghwa lives 40-50 years, and the longest lived 120-year-old Mugunghwa was in full bloom this year.

This is reporter Cho.

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Pink petals bloomed in abundance on every branch of the tree with a blue sky.

It is a purely traditional reddish rose with red pattern in the middle of pale pink petals.

Flowers began to bloom in early July and are now becoming more beautiful around Liberation Day.

The life span of a rose of sharon is 40-50 years. The tree has lived for more than 120 years and is the oldest rose of sharon.

From Korea's end to the end of the forced merger between Korea and Japan, the March Three World Movement, and the Liberation Day in 1945.

We shared the sorrow and joy of the nation.

In 2010, it was recognized for its value and was designated as Natural Monument No. 520.

[Kwon, Hae-yeon / Forestry Researcher, National Institute of Forestry: There are about 10 Mugunghwa flowers that are over 70 years old. It is the oldest of the 10 trees, and its shape is very good and its water is strong. .]

Every single rose blooms early in the morning, then falls in the evening and falls to the ground.

However, the next morning, another flower will continue to bloom, but it will continue to bloom for three months.

The Mugunghwa Tree, which blossoms at 120 years old, gives us courage and hope in the difficult times of the economic war between Korea and Japan, as it did 100 years ago.

(Video coverage: Hur Chun)