Baekmansongi - jangmiwon meaning a garden with one million roses blooming 2011 - 06 - 09 The most prominent rose garden in Korea in early summer Bucheon - si in Gyeonggi - do Province is one of the representative cultural cities of Korea . As a representative cultural city , Bucheon - si has been proud of its six cultural festivals of Boksagol - yesulje ( art festival at peach village ) , Bucheon International Fantastic Movie Festival , Bucheon Invisible Culture Expo , Bucheon International Students ’ Animation Festival , Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra and Bucheon International Cartoon Festival . The cultural city of Bucheon is also well - known as an eco - city due to its extensive green area . As it is called an eco - city sometimes , the city has diverse flora and fauna with many flowers . In all likelihood , there are no other cities in Korea where so many flowers bloom so colorfully . Among the many kinds of flowers , pink azaleas , cute cherry blossoms , attractive peach flowers and fascinating roses are the representative flowers of Bucheon . The spring flower celebration at Bucheon starts with pink azalea blossoms . An over 30 , 000 square - meter area at the foot of Wonmisan Mountain is covered with fully bloomed pink azalea flowers of more than 30 , 000 azalea trees . The 11 th Annual Wonmisan Azalea Festival was held last April 10 but as the weather was cold , azalea flowers fully bloomed one week later than the festival period . Following pink azaleas , cherry blossoms on Dodangsan Mountain decorate the spring scenery of Bucheon . Usually , more than one thousand cherry trees planted along the 1 . 8 kilometer - long cherry tree road bloom wonderful pink and white cherry blossoms fully in dense bunches around mid - April , but the cherry blossoms fully bloomed at the end of April this year . The impressive finale of spring flower celebration at Bucheon is decorated with attractive peach flowers . From the old days , the Sosa - gu area in Bucheon has been well - known for its rich peach produce . Though the peach orchards are not as extensive as in the old days , numerous peach flowers bloom attractively on the slope of Chundeoksan Mountain at the end of every April . However , due to cold spells , the peach flowers bloomed fully in early May this year . Splendid and diverse colors of more than one million rose blossoms When June comes , the rose garden on the northern slope of Dodangsan Mountain begins to be tinted with various colors . Baekmansongi - jangmiwon ( million - rose - garden ) in Dodang Park is a spot with various colors . This spot is a theme park with more than 150 , 000 diverse rose trees planted by the Bucheon municipal authorities since 1998 . As one rose tree usually blooms about seven to ten rose blossoms , at least one million rose blossoms bloom at the theme park . Therefore , the park was named Baekmansongi - jangmiwon , which means a " rose garden with one million rose blossoms . " At this spot , the largest rose garden in Korea with an area of 14 , 270 square meters is spread . As rose vines are formed in many diverse shapes such as tunnels , arches , benches , huts , and animals such as elephants , crocodiles and cows , many visitors including couples and families with children come here to observe the garden and take photos . Cool and interesting water sprays from the fountain make the visitors joyful and cheerful during the day , and more than 200 LED illuminations and firework - like illuminations make the garden fantastic at night . And as there are 11 poem monuments including “ White Rose ” by Kim Hyeonsook , “ Black Rose ” by Jung Gongchae and “ Rose ” by Kim Dongjun , visitors can indulge in charms of literature . A concert entitled “ Fragrance of Roses Delivered by Music ” given by the Wonmi Art Orchestra and “ A Stage of Traditional Korean Music ” performed by Bucheon Traditional Music Lovers are held at this artistic rose garden . Attractive wildflower site and meaningful Bucheon Folklore Museum Around Baekmansongi - jangmiwon garden are wildflower beds with an area of about 10 , 900 square meters where more than 25 , 000 wildflowers are planted , a forest , an outdoor stage for artistic performances , an adventure site for exercise , badminton courts and Mirowon garden . In June and July , about 6 , 000 to 7 , 000 visitors come to Baekmansongi - jangmiwon garden on weekdays and about 20 , 000 to 30 , 000 visitors come on weekends and holidays . It is free of charge to enter this beautiful rose garden . It is worthwhile to drop by Bucheon - hyangto - munhwagwan ( Bucheon Folklore Museum ) near Baekmansongi - jangmiwon . The museum built on a cozy area of 217 . 8 square meters is divided into two sections of a relic hall and history hall , where visitors may observe the historical materials of Bucheon area very easily . At the relic hall are displayed prehistoric remains , relics of the bronze era discovered in the Gogangdong area and relics discovered from the grave of Princess Hwayuongju , the tenth daughter of King Yeongjo during the Yi Dynasty . At the history hall are chronicles of Bucheon history , maps of historic sites , materials about historic people from Bucheon and invisible cultural properties , and various folk art that show the past and present of Bucheon . The museum opens from 9 AM to 6 PM and closes on Mondays and national holidays