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Daewangam Park is a resting place in Ilsan, Dong-gu in the city of
Daewangam Park is a resting place in Ilsan, Dong-gu in the city of Ulsan
Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...
.
The total area covers , and there is a sand field in Ilsan Beach next to the park.
Daewangam Park is famous for its lighthouse the guidance of the 'Ulgi'.
From the entrance to the park to the lighthouse, there is a 600-meter-long pine forest spanning.
On the beaches of Daewangam Park, there are huge boulders of rock formations that look like prehistoric dinosaur fossils are lying down.
At the end of the park, there is Daewangam. Daegwanggyo Bridge, which connects land and Daewangam, was built and donated by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in 1995.
The Daewangam Moonlight Festival has been held since 2012. This festival is a representative cultural event of Ulsan Dong-gu, which is held every year since 2012. Usually, it opens at Daewangam Park during the evening of September to October. In 2017, the event was titled 'The Hundred Years of Light meets the Thausand Years of Sound.' It is performed various cultural performances such as Si-nangsong
The Si-nangsong () refers to the Korean poetry recitation style, which conveys emotions by memorizing poems.
History
In South Korea, it began to be known to the public through a festival called 'Hurrah for the Poets' in 1967. At that time, many p ...
, dance, and singing. And after the performances, 'Walking along the moonlight' is proceed. There are about 1000 participants attending the event.
And Daewangam Solbaramgil walking festival has been held in 2017.
It is a walking festival hosted by Ulsan Dong-gu, the theme of "Let's be drunk with the scent of pine trees and waves."
The walking course is 4.1km long and walks from Daewangam Park to nearby Ilsan beach.
Around 1,300 people attend this walk festival.
Relevant legends
This Daewangam has a legend about the 'Queen of Munmu', theSilla
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms ...
Dynasty. The Queen of Munmu passed away after her husband (King Munmu
Munmu of Silla (626–681; reigned 661–681) was the 30th king of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He is usually considered to have been the first ruler of the Unified Silla period. Munmu was the son of King Muyeol and Munmyeong, who was the youn ...
)'s death.
And she reportedly was lost at sea to become a dragon to protect donghae.
See also
*Yeongnam Alps
The Yeongnam Alps are a outlying range of the Taebaek Mountains. They consist of a group of relatively tall mountains in the Yeongnam region of southeastern South Korea. They are much shorter than the European Alps, only slightly over 1000 m. T ...
* Jangsaengpo Whale museum
Jangsaengpo Whale Museum is a history museum located in Jangsaengpo, Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea. It is the only whale museum in South Korea. The museum details Ulsan's history of whaling. Whaling was banned in South Korea in 1986, but whaling a ...
* Ulsan Grand Park
* Ganjeolgot
Ganjeolgot is a park and popular tourist destination in Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju County, Ulsan, South Korea. Every New Year's Eve, people gather at the park for the Ganjeolgot Sunrise Festival. Ganjeolgot is the easternmost part of the Korean Peninsu ...
References
External linksOfficial website
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