Pyeongtaek Hambaksan Central Park and Buyongsan Park Win 'Korea Landscape Award'

Prime Minister's Award and Excellence Award Selection

On the 29th, Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province announced that Hambaksan Central Park and Buyongsan Park were selected as award-winning projects at the 14th Korea Landscape Awards hosted by the Environmental Landscape Development Foundation.

At this year's Korea Landscape Awards, Hambaksan Central Park received the Prime Minister's Award, and Buyongsan Park received the Excellence Award.

Music fountain at Pyeongtaek Hambaksan Central Park.
[Photo by Pyeongtaek City]

Hambaksan Central Park is a 670,000㎡ park located in the center of the Godeok Internationalization Planning District, making it the largest park in Pyeongtaek. The project implementer for the district, Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), participated in the competition and was selected as the award-winning project.

Hambaksan Central Park features a landmark musical fountain with a maximum height of 60m and a length of 130m. In addition, it is equipped with various facilities such as a sports field for diverse activities, an outdoor stage, a small stream, a sand playground, and an orchard garden.

Night view of Pyeongtaek Buyongsan Park.
[Photo by Pyeongtaek City]

Buyongsan Park, located in Gaeksari, Paengseong-eup, Pyeongtaek City, which received the Excellence Award, is a 49,000㎡ park. Although it was designated as park land in 1975 and remained undeveloped for a long time, it has been transformed into a park that preserves the pine forest and harmonizes with the surrounding environment through the city's continuous land acquisition and the construction project initiated in 2023. The park includes a children's playground, pine forest walking trails, health walking paths, community sports facilities, a pet-friendly resting area, and an observation rest area. The 'Gwangamadang' at the top of the park is also used as a historical education site preserving the earthen fortress from the Goryeo Dynasty.

A Pyeongtaek City official stated, "We are currently promoting the construction of large-scale parks such as Mosan, Eunsil, and Cheongbuk Haneulbit Lake Park, which serve as the lungs of the city," adding, "We plan to continue creating various parks to support healthy leisure activities and daily relaxation for citizens."

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