Gyeongju's 'Yeongji Seolhwa Park' Revealed... Depicting the Love Story of Silla Era Muyeong Tower

Mayor Ju Nak-yeong: "Tourists and Local Residents Will Rebirth as a New Attraction"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongju City announced on the 17th that it has completed the second phase of the 'Yeongji Folklore Park' construction project at Yeongji Reservoir in Gwaereung-ri, Oedong-eup.

Yeongji Reservoir is a place where the tragic story of Asadal and Asanyeo from the Silla Dynasty has been passed down. Since 2010, Gyeongju City has been promoting a themed park project based on the storytelling of the folklore related to the Muyeong Tower, located on the west side of the two towers in front of the Daeungjeon Hall of Bulguksa Temple, with a goal set for 2024.

The main projects include maintenance and landscaping around Yeongji Reservoir, installation of trails and observatories, creation of a sculpture park, and construction of a folklore experience center. A total of 16.6 billion KRW was invested, including 10.8 billion KRW from national and provincial funds.

Starting with the basic plan and detailed design, Gyeongju City completed the first phase trail construction project in 2015 as part of the three-phase plan, and finished the second phase project, including plaza construction, in December last year. The third phase project involves reinforcing convenience facilities such as restrooms.

Through the second phase project, Yeongji Folklore Park now covers an area of 37,000㎡ and features 569 large trees, 17,240 shrubs, 49,800 herbaceous plants, along with children's playground facilities and a plaza.

In particular, this project focused on storytelling related to Muyeong Tower by installing the 'Asadal-Asanyeo Tower' commemorating the tragic love and sad legend of Asadal and Asanyeo, according to Gyeongju City.

Mayor Joo Nak-young stated, "Yeongji Folklore Park will be reborn as a tourist destination providing a new resting space for tourists visiting Gyeongju and local residents," and added, "We will steadily proceed with the third phase project, which includes convenience facilities such as parking lots and restrooms."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.