Yongneup, a Paradise for Wetland Plants
Visit Yongneup, the only high moor in South Korea, in the DMZ border area
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Yongneup
Yongneup is a representative high moor in South Korea located at an altitude of 1,280 m near the top of Mount Daeamsan.
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Its name, meaning "Dragon Swamp" in Korean, was given because of its location near the mountain top, which seemed like a place that an ascending dragon would take a rest on its way to heaven.
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This place was discovered in 1966 while studying the ecosystem of the DMZ, where civilian access had been restricted since the Korean War.
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High moors are very rare worldwide, and their ecological and academic values are very high.
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Yongneup is largely divided into Big Yongneup and Small Yongneup. Big Yongneup has a thick peat layer formed by stacks of dead plants that have not completely decomposed, and it is very acidic with almost no nutrients.
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Therefore, Yongneup is a paradise for wetland plants, and a variety of rare and diverse wetland plants are found here.
