| Hwangseong Park | |||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 35.8584°N 129.2156°W | ||||||||||
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 | ||||||||||
| Location: | Hwangseong-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Area: | 102.235ha | ||||||||||
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The Hwangseong Park 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] [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.