Evergreen Forest of Mira-ri, Wando
莞島 美羅里 常綠樹林
전라남도 완도군
Basic information
- Designation
- Natural Monument No.339
- Category
- 동식물
- Designated year
- 1983
- Location
- 완도군, 전라남도— 전남 완도군 소안면 미라리 472번지
- Coordinates
- 34.144528, 126.669587
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Description
The Evergreen Forest of Mira-ri, Wando spreads 400m along the shore of Soando Island. There are lots of rare and valuable trees such as Cyathea Cuspidata and Chestnut Tree. As a village guardian, the forest has long been worshipped by the local community to pay homage to it to pray for good luck and a big catch. Now, there are few evergreen forests in Korea. Since the Evergreen Forest of Mira-ri, Wando is biologically valuable and has lots of rare and valuable trees , it is designated and protected as a Natural Monument.
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Images: KOGL (khs.go.kr) · Data source: Korea Heritage Service Open API (khs.go.kr)