Yudal Mountain

Yudal Mountain(in Hangul:유달산, in Hanja:儒達山) is the mountain located at Mokpo city, Jeollanam-do of South Korea(228m). It belongs to the 8 sceneries of the city as a symbol and pride. At the summit, thousand of islands can be seen with several hills of weird looking rocks. The nickname of the mountain is Mountain Gaegol, which refers to Mountain Geumgang in North Korea called during summer. 3 highest peaks are called first, second and madang bawi(rock). The momumental limestone lies within the mountain ; the first is celebrating General Yi Soon Shin, the other for famous singer Lee Nan Young.

The city has brought up the project of city of light, while the mountain also gained shed of nightlights whole around its flora. It has provoked critical rebukement from civil organizations to stop the contaminated pollution of lights for fauna. For example, association of environment in Gwangju and Jeollanamdo chose this incident as the 10th worst attack for environment in 2006.

Yudal Mt. Flower festival annually holds event in April or May to call for many people. The spectacle seats when climbing on the summit to look over Dadohaehaesang National Park with hundreds of islands within the scope. The height(228m) is not the high whereas the sunset gained quite fame.

Another fame heads to the first built sculpture-theme park in South Korea. In 1982, the park was initiated for outdoor exhibition to attract several donations or lease from the artists. The expiration provoked crisis for the existence of itself, bringing up the city's efforts to persuade other artists and propel the deals. In 2008, the subjects of 'Nature, Culture and Sculpture' was chosen to represent the emblems of Mokpo.
To the proximity, the halls for ecology and oriental orchids have opened to public.