[Photo] Yunjung "cherry blossom street" open to selected viewers

Yunjung Street, famous for its cherry trees, is now open to selected viewers. (Kim Bong-gyu/The Hankyoreh)

Limited viewing of cherry blossoms on Yunjung Street in Yeouido, Seoul, began Monday. The street, which has been under traffic control since Wednesday, is now open to selected viewers who applied for a spot online. The selected viewers can enter the street after a temperature check and identity verification. They are also given a sticker to put on their clothes to show their designated time slot.

A man receives a sticker showing his time slot for cherry blossom viewing Monday. (Kim Bong-gyu/The Hankyoreh)

Due to rain over the weekend, fallen cherry blossom petals had covered the street before the limited viewing began on Monday. This also changed the end date of the limited viewing to Wednesday from the originally planned Sunday.

A brown-eared bulbul sips honey from a cherry blossom. (Kim Bong-gyu/The Hankyoreh)

Among some 35,000 people who applied for a spot, only 1,080 were selected.

Selected viewers are given a sticker indicating their time slot before they can enter the street. (Kim Bong-gyu/The Hankyoreh)

A woman takes a picture of cherry blossoms on Yunjung Street. (Kim Bong-gyu/The Hankyoreh)

By Kim Bong-gyu, staff photographer

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