Tourist attractions in Suwon City

Suwon Hwaseong is an eup Suwon

seong built in Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province in the late period of the Yi Dynasty (1392-1910). The Axis Fortress of Suwonseong was started in 1794, the 18th year of the 22nd generation of Wang Jeongjo of the Lee Dynasty, and completed in 1796. It was a new city built to express filial piety to his father, Crown Prince Janghyon, and to demonstrate economic strength.

The Suwon Hwaseong City Wall is 5.52 kilometers long and is equipped with various military facilities that cannot be seen in other cities. A female wall was built above the city wall with multiple shooting ports, which could not only protect itself, but also monitor and attack the enemy. There are gates on the four sides of the city: the north gate is called Chang'an Gate, the south gate is called Bada Gate, the east gate is called Canglong Gate, and the west gate is called Huaxi Gate. There is a stream flowing through Suwon Fortress, and a water gate is set up where the stream meets the city wall. There are seven arched water gates for the stream to flow through, and a pavilion called Hwahongmun is built on top of it.

When constructing Hwaseong Fortress, the opinions of pragmatists Yoo Shin-won (1622-1673) and Jeong Yak-yong (1762-1836) were considered as the basic guideline for the design. It is considered to be the most scientific city wall in Korea. of city walls. In particular, both stone and bricks were used when building the city wall. Its structure can not only defend against enemy bows and spears, but also can fire cannons at the enemy, which is very excellent. In addition, Jeong Yak-yong's Suwon-myung crane used multiple pulleys, which could pull heavy stones with very little effort, greatly improving the efficiency of the project.

The walls of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress were damaged in many places over the years, and many facilities were damaged during the Korean War. From 1975 to 1979, they were restored to their original state. However, the 491 meters from Badal Gate to the southeast corner tower could not be restored. Suwon Hwaseong Fortress was designated as Historic Site No. 3 in January 1963, and was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage together with Changdeokgung Palace in December 1997. In 1789 (the 13th year of Jeongjo's reign), after the Suwon Sin-eup government was built, the palace located at the foot of the east side of Mount Paldal was used as the official office and palace of Suwon Prefecture. Then from 1794 (the 18th year of Jeongjo's reign) to 1796 ( During the construction of Hwaseong Fortress in the 20th year of King Jeongjo's reign, the Hwaseong Palace was also expanded.

King Jeongjo had a deep sense of filial piety. He visited "Hyeonryongwon" (Longneung), the original tomb of his father Crown Prince Janghyeon (Prince Simo) 13 times, and once stayed at Hwaseong Palace.

In the early days of the palace's construction, there were more than 600 palaces, including Fengshou Hall, Fu Neitang, Weiyu House, Xinfeng Tower, North and South Military Camps, Yuhua Hall, Dezhong Pavilion and other buildings. Presenting the structure of the main palace.

Hwaseong Palace is the largest and most beautiful building among Korean palaces. King Jeongjo once held a Huigap Banquet here for his mother, Hyekyung Palace Hong family. With the exception of Luonanxuan, all buildings and facilities have survived under the Japanese imperialist policy of obliterating national culture and history. However, since the late 1980s, area residents have formed a restoration promotion committee and actively carried out restoration activities. As a result, the first phase of the restoration project started in 1996 was completed and opened to the general public in October 2003. The double-story pavilion building is located at the Hwaseong headquarters at the top of Mount Paldal (143m above sea level), the highest mountain in Hwaseong. Standing on the Seojangdae, you have a panoramic view of Suwon City and all movements within 40km, which provides convenient conditions for general command. Now only the pavilions remain.

Hollow Pier

The Hollow Pier is an observation post used in wartime. There are holes under the city wall to observe the movement outside. There are holes on each floor for gunfire. hole. Hwaseong originally had three hollow piers, but now only two remain, namely the northwest hollow pier and the northeast hollow pier.

Visit Hua Sui Liu Pavilion

Built on the east side of Huahong Gate, it is exquisite and beautiful in shape, vividly showing the beauty of Korean architecture and pavilion culture.