Drenched in Purple, South Korean Islands Draw Tourists

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21 March 2021 09:41 WIB

Tourists walk on a purple bridge at the Purple Island in Shinan, South Korea, March 9, 2021. Picture taken March 9, 2021. Dressed all in purple, bent-over women held long rakes aloft as they walked in a line to a lavender field to carry out some pruning on an island in southwest South Korea. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim

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Tourists walk on a purple street at the Purple Island in Shinan, South Korea, March 9, 2021. Picture taken March 9, 2021. Inspired by their native balloon flower, residents of the Banwol and Bakji Islands, known as the 'Purple Islands', have painted their houses, roads and bridges in shades of the hue, and planted purple flowers such as lavender and asters to transform their town into a tourist attraction. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim

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A general view of the Purple Island in Shinan, South Korea, March 9, 2021. Since 2015, Shinan county has invested 4.8 billion won ($4.25 million) to turn the islands purple, including painting more than 28,000 square metres of roofs lilac. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim

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Residents dressed in purple clothing work in a lavender field at the Purple Island in Shinan, South Korea, March 8, 2021. Restaurants on the islands offer purple rice and serve food on purple plates. Some residents have taken to the purple project with gusto. REUTERS/Minwoo Park

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