time now for our life and info segment where we focus on the information we do
hope will be useful for your everyday life and today we're talking about the
seasons biggest attraction in South Korea the autumn leaves the time of year
where they change from green to rather rustic colors for more I'm glad to say
we have our Kim bo-gyung joins us in the studio mokey on dressed in beige today
for the season so it looks like you're ready for autumn at least yes I am I
actually love autumn not only because of the cool weather but also because of the
you know beautiful colors autumn colors so today I brought some information
about the seasons you know the best give of the season like the week that we can
only enjoy at this time of the year which is the autumn leaves
yeah well I'm also a big fan of autumn it's just a shame that winter comes
straight after it sorry it really is too short it seems to be getting shorter and
shorter every year many people say that of course but what will be how can we
enjoy this special view of the leaves changing color and is moving deeper into
autumn well that actually depends on which part of a country you are in but
several mountains have already seen it's lives leaves color the color of the
cover color of its leaves change and according to a weather expert from this
week we will be able to see the peak of the autumn leaves from this week in many
areas the change in the color of the leaves Red's down from the top of the
mountain at the speed of around 25 kilometers per day
we normally say the foliage has reached its peak when more than 80% of the
leaves of the mountain turn red orange and yellow so tell us more about the
schedule because I know Koreans like to plan this out very carefully when they
can see the best looking leaves and scenery it's a shame both of us have to
work this way if we didn't have to work where could we go together mohkum well
for this week mountainous regions in the northern part of the capital such as the
Condor province will be the most colorful if you look at the chart Sonic
Sun and odessan mountains will reach their peak this weekend all those near
the Capital Area will be the most beautiful next week and southern regions
such as hallasan mountain on Jeju Island will reach their peak in early November
okay so as you we can see from the map there plenty of places to choose from
across South Korea do these particular places have their own unique
characteristics then yes mark every mountain has their own unique charm so
the stocks on mountain which is the third highest mountain in South Korea is
known for its bright red colors because of the maple trees and because of this
it's one of the most visited spots during the season it's really amazing I
feel like this year the colors are even more vivid I had a wonderful time
meanwhile over at the oldest and mountain visitors can enjoy soft pastel
colored leaves as the mountain is surrounded by various types of broadleaf
trees and down south at the de gelatin mountain small baby leaves around the
area and there's some 13 different types of trees yeah I think people when they
have an image of South Korea in their minds they think of Seoul and big
built-up cities but there are so many places you can go and get out into
nature and of course enjoy the fresh air and everything like that and it must be
said that while those people you showed on the video there clearly are healthy
and we're fortunate enough to be healthy as well there are certain people who
want to get out there as well but are unable to due to certain mobility issue
yes mark because of that there's some good news for people who cannot you know
walk and travel easily the Watterson national park in chungcheongbuk-do
province is operating a special trail without stairs or obstacles in the way
so the people in wheelchairs can tour around the area it's also a good place
for senior citizens to walk with their cane and for mothers to walk with their
babies on their strollers I usually don't have the courage to climb
mountains because of the stairs and bumps but I think I could come here
often because tour around well it's a very good idea I didn't realize such
trails existed I've gone up mountains before with young children and it's not
easy unless you have a certain special trail set up for you but how many of
these special trails are there around the country well currently there's
around 42 such trails in 20 national parks in the nation and the National
Park Service says that it plans to expand such facilities so that everyone
can enjoy the beautiful landscape it aims to create five more trails in the
Chilean odaesan and polkas on mountains by the end of this year hoping to make
68 special trails by 2023 well we hope they can accomplish their goal and make
hiking and enjoying nature something everyone can enjoy here in South Korea
particularly at this time of the year and I know you enjoy checking out the
autumn foliage of course bokyoung as always it's a pleasure having you and
we'll speak to you again next time thank you