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Busan Citizens Park in May and Song Sang-hyeon Square in June

New landmarks of Busan are being built in the Busan one by one. The city’s biggest urban park, Busan Citizens Park, will open May 1, and the largest square, Song Sang-hyeon Square, in June.

 

The site of Busan Citizens Park was a racetrack during the Japanese colonial era, and after the independence of Korea it became a U.S. military base, Camp Hialeah. In 2010, the area was returned to the Korean government, and then control was transferred to the city. 

 

Busan Citizens Park will be the lungs of the city, as it covers an area of 530,800 square meters (131 acres) to encompass the Yeonji, Bujeon and Beomjeon-dong areas. Twenty-three buildings will be preserved. Noncommissioned officers’ lodgings and officers’ residences will be transformed into creative activity space for cultural artists of Busan. Quonset hut barracks will be renovated into Pororo Library, while the school building will become Citizens Sarangchae.

 

The area where the theater used to be will become a 100-seat performance venue called Vestige Theater. The lawn in front of the officers’ residence will be reinvented as Dasom Madang. The plaza at the center of the park will be called Hialeah Lawn Plaza, while the 25-meter (82-foot) artificial waterfall will be called Skylight Waterfall.

Busan Citizens Park’s general information center and history hall will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The culture arts village, formerly the noncommissioned officers residence, and the Pororo Library will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A 4D experience hall will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

The Song Sang-hyeon Square, an urban square at the center of the city, will be opened June 12. This square will be larger than Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, encompassing Jeonpo-dong and Yangjeong-dong in Busanjin-gu (district) with a total area of 34,000 square meters.

 

Near the plaza , there will be a cafe street, fashion street, food and performance street, pet dog street, and others. Street cheering events, a dance rock festival and other diverse events will be held at the plaza.

On April 25, Busan’s paramount zoo, The Park, will hold its grand opening. With a total area of 84,000 square meters, it is located in the Children’s Park in Cho-eup, Busanjin-gu (district). It will be home to tigers, lions, giraffes, birds and reptiles - a total of 438 animals and 126 species.

 

The source of news: Dynamic Busan