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About
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Features
Rare plants (Abies koreana, Juniperus chinensis, Empetrum nigrum, etc.) that grow in high mountains such as Baekdusan, Seoraksan, Jirisan, Hallasan, etc.) were planted and forest vegetation by different climatic zones of Korea was recreated.
Warm temperate: Common Camellia colony, evergreen broad leaved forest/ Temperate: Cork oak colony/ Cool temperate: Mongolia Oak colony, Subpolar: Abies Koreana colony
Location
Composition
You can get to know about rare plants growing in Korea's alpine regions
Area
13,000㎡
Vegetation
Sargent Juniper, Crowberry, Aruncus Aethusifolius, Khingan Fir, Abies Koreana, Rhododendron Brachycarpum, Aquilegia Flabellata, Shrubby Cinquefoil, White Birch, Silene Repens Patrin, etc
Alpine Ecosystem Learning Area is divided into 15 zones such as Dry Alpine Area, Alpine Shrub Forest, and Alpine Limestone Area.
Structure of Alpine Ecosystem Area
Alpine Sedimentary Area, Dry Alpine Area, Alpine Grassland, Alpine Shrub Forest, Alpine Marshland, Alpine Swamp Forest, Alpine Coniferous Forest, Alpine Lower Mountain, Alpine Limestone Area. Rare plants growing in Seoraksan (Mt.), Jirisan (Mt.), Hallasan (Mt.), and Baekdusan (Mt.)
The forest has formed based on Feng-Shui Theory, yet connects people with nature in an ecological manner
Meaning of Village Forest
NIE’s village Forest
Pine Trees and Sawtooth Oak are planted in order to maintain balance between human interference and nature's responses, Konara Oak and Cork oak have been introduced to the forest to increase diversity.
Place for children and NIE's conveniences
Area
4,650㎡
Vegetation
Japanese Hackberry, Red-Leaved Hornbeam, Sawtooth Oak, Willow Trees, Korean Azalea, Mountain Hydrangea , etc.
Meet native animals and plants on the Korean Peninsula while playing!
Visitors can enjoy different equipment with characters of animals and plants easily observed in the ecosystem.
Composition of Hadaram Square
This area has reproduced forest vegetation of the Korean Peninsula including Jeju Island
Area
38,303㎡
Vegetation
Mongolian Oak, Japanese Evergreen Oak, Common Camellia, Pine Tree, Abies Koreana , etc.
NIE’s Korean Peninsula Forest
Vegetation Classification
What is a Subpolar Coniferous Forest Zone?
NIE’s Subpolar Coniferous Forest Zone
What is Cool Temperate Deciduous Broad-leaved Forest Zone?
NIE’s Cool Temperate Deciduous Broad-leaved Forest Zone
What is Temperate Deciduous Broad-leaved Forest Zone?
NIE’s Temperate Deciduous Broad-leaved Forest Zone
What is Warm Temperate Deciduous Broad-leaved Forest Zone?
NIE’s Warm Temperate Deciduous Broad-leaved Forest Zone
What is Warm Temperate Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest Zone?
NIE’s Warm Temperate Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest Zone