Photo: in Korea – at the height of cherry blossom season – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Considering that the previous three years Koreans couldn’t fully enjoy this beauty due to strict coronavirus restrictions, this time it seems people have decided to immediately catch up on what was missed. Even on weekdays, in places where cherry trees grow, many people admire this beauty. On weekends and holidays, the most popular cherry tree aisles get so crowded that, as the local media jokes, “there are about the same number of people as there are flowers on all the trees”. And the cherry here is oriental: it does not bear fruit, but is completely strewn with snow-white flowers.The period of this beauty should be caught in time, because it lasts only one or two weeks, then the flowers begin to crumble under the gusts of wind. There are so many falling petals sometimes that it looks like it is snowing.Cherry blossom festivals are now held all over South Korea, the most famous and famous of which is Kunhanje. It takes place in the seaside town of Chinghe, on the south coast of the country. There are especially many cherry alleys, and for the convenience of tourists and all visitors, even the Naval Fleet Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan opens its doors these days. It is believed that the most beautiful cherries are found on its campus, and therefore even strict military commanders soften this season and cannot refuse those who wish to admire the millions of white flowers.There are enough descriptions and exact addresses of “places to admire cherry blossoms” on the Internet, newspapers and also in travel brochures, but there are now enough such corners in any park, square, alleys along streams and reservoirs, as well as in the courtyards of Korea. You just need to find a cherry and start admiring it. It is clear that this “miracle” happens every year, but it is not easy to get used to, and Koreans rejoice in it as if seeing it for the first time.