Park
with an area of 1,022,350 m
(11,004,500 sq ft) including
a luxuriant pine trees forest.
The
site was originally the location of the artificial forest of Doksan which was
established for
fengshui purposes during the
Silla
period. It was also used as a training
ground for
hwarangwarriors and
hunting spot for Silla kings, and was reported to be
King Jinpyeong's favorite location.
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.
In addition, it contains a gateball
field, an inline skating rink, jogging courses, and cycling roads.
The Gyeongju Public Stadium was
completed in 1982
and can
accommodate 20,000 people at capacity.
