Nami Island originally is not an island by the sea.  Situated 63km from Seoul in the middle of the Han River, the island looks like a leaf floating gracefully on top of Cheong pyeong Lake.  The rain transformed this place into an island.  It is now an island with Cheong pyeong dam structure.

Nami island nickname is the land of songs and fairytales.

It has been more popular since Korean TV Drama “Winter Love Song” or “Winter Sonata”, starring Bae Yong Jun and Choi Ji Woo, was aired in 2002.

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Winter_Sonata

Nami Island is also known as “Love Island” as many couples visit this island for romance and reminiscense.  As tourist attraction, every season has its special beauty.  The species of trees in this island are chest-nut trees, birches, ginko trees, and maples, etc.  Other facilities are  zoo,  botanical garden and pleasure boats.

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From the wharf, we took this boat to Nami Island.  The island has an area of 460.000 m2 and a circumference of 5km.  Formed with pebbles and sand, there are no mountains in the island.

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Threre are trees tall enough to touch the sky, along with big grass gardens where deers, ostrichs, rabbits, squirrels, ducks and countless types of birds live together providing a place where man and nature can coexist.  Nami island today provides a warm place to rest, where people can relax.  Human being, animals, and trees share peace, love, and harmony far away from crowds and civilization.

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Another use of umbrellas

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This is how they prepare the seeds to grow before planting them.

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Winter Sonata – statue of Bae Yong Jun and Choi Ji Woo.

Nami Island, South Korea, September 2009, by v1olet

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