Hwangseong Park
Hwangseong Park | |
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Gyeongju Municipal Library at Hwangseong Park
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Korean name | |
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Hangul | 황성공원 |
Hanja | 皇城公園 |
Revised Romanization | Hwangseong gongwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwangsŏng kongwŏn |
The Hwangseong Park is a park located in the neighborhood of Hwangseong-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. Many of public sport facilities are located in the park with an area of 1,022,350㎡ including a luxuriant pine trees forest.[1][2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5] In addition, it contains a gateball field, an inline skating rink, jogging courses, and cycling roads.[6] Among them, the construction of Gyeongju Public Stadium was completed in 1982.[7][8] 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
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2008 Gyeongju Citizens' Athletics Festival held at Gyeongju Public Stadium
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Statue of General Kim Yusin
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (in Korean) 황성공원 (隍城公園 , Hwangseong park)
- ↑ Pak Jeong-u (박정우) (2009-01-16) (in Korean) 황성공원 사유지 매입, 시민공간 변모 (Private properties of Hwangseong Park are purchased to transform for the public space, Dailian News
- ↑ (in Korean) 황성공원 (Hwangseong Park) Gyeongju U-Tourism
- ↑ (in Korean) 황성공원 (Hwangseong Park) Gyeongju City
- ↑ Kim Hyeon-gwan (김현관) (2006-04-10) (in Korean) '안락한 휴식처 거듭날게요' ('Reborning as a cozy relaxing place') Daegu Ilbo
- ↑ (in Korean) 황성공원 隍城公園 (Hwangseong Park) Doosan Encyclopedia
- ↑ ⅩⅥ.Education and Culture >21. Sports facilities Gyeongju City. p.481
- ↑ (in Korean) 문화 (Culture) Gyeongju City
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- (Korean) 황성공원 (Hwangseong Park)