Hwangseong Park
| Hwangseong Park | |
|---|---|
 Gyeongju Municipal Library at Hwangseong Park | |
 Interactive map of Hwangseong Park | |
| Location | Hwangseong-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 35°51′30″N 129°12′56″E / 35.8584°N 129.2156°E |
| Area | 102.235 ha (252.63 acres) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 황성공원 |
| Hanja | 皇城公園 |
| RR | Hwangseong gongwon |
| MR | Hwangsŏng kongwŏn |
The Hwangseong Park (Korean: 황성공원) is a park located in the neighborhood of Hwangseong-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The park contains many athletic facilities and a pine forest on an area of 102.235 ha.[1]
The site is originally where Doksan was situated, an artificial forest established in regards to feng shui during the Silla period. The Doksan forest was used as a training place for hwarang warriors, and a recreation venue as well as a hunting place for the Silla Kings, especially the 26th ruler, King Jinpyeong's favorite place.[2][3] Since 1975, Hwangseong Park has been designated as "city neighborhood park" and currently consists of multi-purposed Gyeongju Public Stadium, Football Park with 7 football fields and one futsal field, and one gymnasium, as well as Horimjang field for gukgung or Korean traditional archery and a ssireum wrestling ring.[4] In addition, it contains a gateball field, an inline skating rink, jogging courses, and cycling roads.[5] Among them, the construction of Gyeongju Public Stadium was completed in 1982.[6][7] and can accommodate 20,000 audience.[1]
Facilities
- Sports
- Memorials and monuments
- Statue of General Kim Yusin
- Park Mok-wol's poem monument
- Chunghon Tower
- Gyeongju Municipal Library
- Hwangseong-dong resident office
Gallery
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Chunghon Tower -
2008 Gyeongju Citizens' Athletics Festival held at Gyeongju Public Stadium -
Ssireum wrestling ring
References
- ^ a b (in Korean) 황성공원 (隍城公園, Hwangseong park) Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Korean) 황성공원 (Hwangseong Park) Archived October 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Gyeongju U-Tourism
- ^ (in Korean) 황성공원 (Hwangseong Park) Deprecated link archived June 7, 2004, at archive.today Gyeongju City
- ^ Kim Hyeon-gwan (김현관) (2006-04-10) (in Korean) '안락한 휴식처 거듭날게요' ('Reborning as a cozy relaxing place') Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine Daegu Ilbo
- ^ (in Korean) 황성공원 隍城公園 (Hwangseong Park)[permanent dead link] Doosan Encyclopedia
- ^ XVI.Education and Culture >21. Sports facilities Archived 2023-09-14 at the Wayback Machine Gyeongju City. p.481
- ^ (in Korean) 문화 (Culture) Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Gyeongju City
External links
- (in Korean) 황성공원 (Hwangseong Park)