Stunning Pictures of South Korea's Tea Plantations
![Boseong green tea fields](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/20x11/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rsz_12376822064_8d440c69ac_k.webp)
Hadong in Gyeongsangnam Province and Boseong in Jeollanam Province are two of South Korea’s primary hubs of green tea culture. The former is rooted in a rich green tea history, while the latter is synonymous with splendid views of verdant green tea fields and green tea-inspired culinary delights. Be inspired by the beauty of these regions in the photographs below.
![The Hadong and Boseong regions are home to environments that are favorable to green tea production](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rsz_20170503_173602.webp)
![Boseong’s tea fields date back to 1937, when the first tea trees were planted by Japanese colonialists](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2550103854_e6c64b5bab_b.webp)
![The endless slopes of beautiful tea trees presents visitors with one of the most picturesque scenes in all of Korea](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/14563584556_2046f56862_k.webp)
![Daehan Dawon, Botjae Dawon and the Second Daehan Dawon are Boseong’s primary tea plantations](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2549316953_d4790b9b09_b.webp)
![Picking tea leaves at the Boseong Green Tea Festival](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rsz_20170503_164341.webp)
![A plantation is illuminated at the Boseong Green Tea Plantation Light Festival](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/boseong1.webp)
![Boseong’s speciality cuisine is nokdon samgyeopsal, sliced pork belly made from pigs who have dined on green tea leaves](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rsz_20170505_100004_1.webp)
![Walking paths through the plantations feature groves of cedar, bamboo, maple and cypress trees](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rsz_12376519665_60e8bcfaa6_k_1-1.webp)
![The first green tea trees brought to Korea from China were planted in Hadong](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2550133708_b771ecd2a3_b.webp)
![Green tea leaves are divided into categories based on when the leaves are picked depending on the season and weather conditions](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2550138502_352a389e0a_b.webp)
![Cheers to green tea!](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/10894447275_3f074ee01a_k.webp)