Sunday, January 08, 2006

Suwon Hwasung


Suwon Hwasung was made in 1796, in the era of King Jung-jo, 22th emperor of Chosun dynasty.
Hwasung is 5.7km long and 130ha wide.The east of Castle is a plain and the west is a mountain.
Now Hwasung is appinted World Heritage. Hwasung is a big castle which has 48 belongings including
4 big gates. Now we can walk around or inside Hwasung or take a bus. It takes a few hours even
if we ride on a bus on the way to see Hwasung. I feel....the castle is quite different with Japanese
one. When I see photos, Korean castle is like Chinese one. Suwon is in Kyunggi-do area where
is south of Seoul. It takes 4,50 minutes by train. Many foreign tourists visit here. I think you'd better
go there in spring or fall. Korean winter is so cold like -10~15degree. Korean summer is so hot
like +27~30 degree.

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