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[Photo] Street famous for cherry blossoms closed
Posted on : 2021-03-31 17:32 KST Modified on : 2021-03-31 17:32 KST
Yunjung Street, famous for its cherry trees, will be closed between Wednesday and April 12. (Kim Myoung-jin/The Hankyoreh)
The Yeongdeungpo district office closed Yunjung Street on Wednesday to discourage people from flocking to the street, which is famous for its cherry trees. The closure, enforced to stem the spread of COVID-19, began a day earlier than initially planned as cherry blossoms are expected to reach peak bloom sooner than expected.
Passersby wearing masks look at cherry blossoms on Yunjung Street behind a traffic barricade Wednesday after the Yeongdeungpo district office closed the street a day earlier than initially planned. (Kim Myoung-jin/The Hankyoreh)
Despite the closure, people crowded nearby streets at around noon the same day. The district office has canceled the spring cherry blossom festival again this year.
Yunjung Street, famous for its cherry trees, remains empty after its closure Wednesday. (Kim Myoung-jin/The Hankyoreh)
By Kim Myoung-jin, staff photographer
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