A Trail Featuring the Nine-Story Wooden Pagoda of Hwangnyongsa Temple Opens

Made a Tower Shape Using 'Wire Mesh Blocks' Containing Excavated Stone and Roof Tile Fragments

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A trail shaped like the nine-story wooden pagoda of Hwangnyongsa Temple will be established at the site of Hwangnyongsa in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk.

On the 14th, Gyeongju City announced that it will create a trail and a lawn plaza on 22,300㎡ northwest of the Hwangnyongsa History and Culture Center, with a project cost of 956 million KRW. The 65-meter-long trail will be designed to resemble the nine-story wooden pagoda of Hwangnyongsa laid on its side. The pagoda shape will be made using 'wire mesh blocks' containing stone materials and roof tile fragments excavated from the Hwangnyongsa site. Nearby, plants such as Rhododendron mucronulatum, Rhododendron schlippenbachii, and white azaleas will be planted to create a green space. Construction is scheduled to begin in May and be completed by the end of the year.

The nine-story wooden pagoda of Hwangnyongsa was built in 643 AD, the 12th year of Queen Seondeok of Silla, upon the suggestion of the monk Jajang. The nine stories represent the nine neighboring countries. It symbolizes the protection against their invasions through the power of Buddha. The wooden pagoda was burned down during the Mongol invasion in 1238, the 25th year of King Gojong of Goryeo, and only the site remains today.

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