In the 1950s when people burned trees as fuel the mountains were mostly bare. In the mid-1960s the distribution of coal briquettes along with the reforestation work played a part in creating green mountains.
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The mountains in one village in 1966
Ok-ri Gusu village (3). Photograph owned by Han Gwanghui, of Buk-myeon, Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do.
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Developing mountain lands, the basis for production, Ugok-myeon, Goryeong-gun
1968. Photograph of the New Village branch office, Goryeong-gun.
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Developing mountain lands, the basis for production, Ugok-myeon, Goryeong-gun
1968. Photograph of the New Village branch office, Goryeong-gun.
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Movement to plant trees in Unsu-myeon, Goryeong-gun
1973. Photograph owned by New Village branch office, Goryeong-gun.