Hwangseong Park 황성공원 is a wooden park in the middle of Gyeongju city. The forest consists of pine and oak trees. It used to be a military training camp for the elite youth during Silla dynasty.
This area has been well conserved for a long time, whose trees also remain intact. The park is located next to Bukcheon 북천, the northern river penetrating the northern Gyeongju. To the north of the park, paddy field, orchards and some small villages scattered here and there a couple of decades ago. There used to be also a gravel runway for small airplanes between Bukcheon and the park. Then Bukcheon was so clean that it turned into a big swimming pool for kids in the hot summer.
The urbanization around the park, especially to the north, had started earlier. Now the park faces a line of commercial buildings and apartment complex to the north. After a new dam was constructed in the upper river about 40 years ago, Bukcheon has been polluted and not suitable for swimming in Summer any longer. Hwangseong Park still remains like a jewel for all though.
This area has been well conserved for a long time, whose trees also remain intact. The park is located next to Bukcheon 북천, the northern river penetrating the northern Gyeongju. To the north of the park, paddy field, orchards and some small villages scattered here and there a couple of decades ago. There used to be also a gravel runway for small airplanes between Bukcheon and the park. Then Bukcheon was so clean that it turned into a big swimming pool for kids in the hot summer.
The urbanization around the park, especially to the north, had started earlier. Now the park faces a line of commercial buildings and apartment complex to the north. After a new dam was constructed in the upper river about 40 years ago, Bukcheon has been polluted and not suitable for swimming in Summer any longer. Hwangseong Park still remains like a jewel for all though.
