Just 5 minutes around the corner from Cheomseondae Observatory is the historical neighborhood of Hwangnam-dong. Tucked between the tombs and the river, Hwangnam-dong is a small neighborhood but it’s got a number of interesting places worth checking out. It’s getting a face lift at the moment since they’re turning the entire place into a folk [...]
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23 Nov 09
Right around the corner from the train station is a curious piece of recent Gyeongju history (recent being it’s only a couple hundred years old rather than 1,500). Over the last year or two the city’s been taking pains to restore the old Chosun era city walls and battlements of Gyeongju Eupseong (East fortress).
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Posted in Downtown, Ruins & remains, Tips for tourists
Tagged Chosun, downtown, fortress, ruins, sights to see
Tagged Chosun, downtown, fortress, ruins, sights to see
