Korean Land Reclamation Project

/So Korea decided to take on the largest reclamation project ever conceived. In all the project will require a 45km seawall and land fill an area over 400 square kilometers. Where might that land come from... I thought they were gonna blowup of few mountains to use for the fill but instead they're gonna dredge the ocean and pump the sediment into the fill area.... Good news for the local aquatic ecosystem... meh.. theres plenty of fish habitat in the sea. So somehow I managed to get exclusive access to the work site.. I know a guy, who knew a guy that has a friend whos brother's friend... anyways here are some pics.

Sat photo of the seawall

The drive along the wall

Pipes to be used to pump sediment from the ocean floor to fill the area

These signs lined the ride out

More driving

Arriving at the watergate

Land being filled in

Note all the water you see in the background will be land in 50 years

The watergate

A new city to be developed at the edge of the seawall

The last gap in the seawall

Wind turbines for the new city

Gunsan - Cherry Blossom

/April-May is cherry blossom season here in Korea. Spring is quite beautiful here. Along with the cherry trees, there are a variety of different flowering trees and plants. I snapped these photos around Eunpa Lake where the streets were lined with cherry trees.


Eunpa Lake and Pavillion with wedding hall in the background

Tai Chi

Farming around Eunpa