Yongsan Family Park

Yongsan Family Park (Korean: 용산가족공원) is a park in Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. It is also known as Yongsan Park (용산공원).

Yongsan Family Park
TypePublic
LocationYongsan District, Seoul
Coordinates37°31′22″N 126°59′01″E
Area75.900 hectares (187.55 acres)
EstablishedNovember 1992 (1992-11)
OpenAll hours, every day
ParkingOnsite (50 spaces)
Websitewww.park.go.kr/front/index.do (in Korean)
Korean name
Hangul
용산가족공원
Hanja
龍山家族公園
Revised RomanizationYongsan Gajok Gongwon
McCune–ReischauerYongsan Kajok Kongwŏn

The area of the park is 75,900 square metres (817,000 sq ft).[1] It has a 2 km (1.2 mi) walking path and a variety of facilities, including Taegeukgi Park in the center.[2][3] Pigeons and wild pheasants live in the park.[2] Several ponds and lakes are in the park.[2] It is open throughout the year, at all hours.[2] There is a path in the park where guests are intended to walk it barefoot. It has a texture that is meant to perform acupressure on your feet.[4]

During the Japanese colonial period, the park was used as a Japanese military facility from 1906 to the liberation of Korea in 1945.[4] It was part of the US military base Yongsan Garrison, the headquarters of the US military in South Korea after the Korean war, including the base golf course.[4][1] In December 1988, efforts began to convert the area into a civilian park via a presidential decree.[5] The park opened in November 1992.[1]

It is accessible from Ichon station on line number 2 and Seobinggo station on line number 1.[4]

References
  1. "용산가족공원". parks.seoul.go.kr. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. "Yongsan Family Park (용산가족공원) : VISITKOREA". VisitKorea.or.kr. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  3. Si-jin, Kim Hae-yeon;Hwang Joo-young;Lee (2023-08-31). "[Well-curated] Plant hospital, Joseon-era wedding and Yongsan Family Park". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "용산가족공원". korean.visitseoul.net (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  5. "서울기록원". 서울기록원 웹사이트 (in Kanuri). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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