Today, I'd like to introduce a great millennium city where its located southeastern of South Korea.
Have you heard about this city or already have been there before? Although I was born in Korea however I have been to this city just only one time when I was high-school-age school trip.
☆千年の古都、ギョンジュ(慶州)
韓国歴史初の統一国にだった、新羅（シンラ）は（BC57年～935年）約千年にかけて続けた国である。その新羅の首都だったソラボル（現：慶州)にはその時代を分る建物や、お寺など色んな文化遺産が残っている。その中、韓国のUNESCO第一号に登録された下記、ブルクッ クサ（佛國寺）とソクラム（石掘庵）は統一新羅時代の中でも非常に高く評価されている。日本に京都があるなら、韓国にはギョンジュがあると考えたら理解しやすいかも。未だに定番の韓国学生たちの修学旅行先である。
Bulguksa Temple(佛國寺/불국사)
Why peoples are called a Millennium city, because Gyungju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla( 57 BC~935 AD) which ruled about two-thirds of the Korean Peninsula between the 7th and 9th centuries. A vast number of archaeological sites and cultural properties from this period remain in the city.
Anapji Pond,안압지
Gyungju is often referred to as "the museum without walls". Among such historical treasures. Seokguram grotto, Bulguksa temple, Gyeongju Historic Areas and Yangdong Folk Village are designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The many major historical sites have helped Gyungju become one of the most popular tourist destinations.
Gyungju is not big city as a Rome however It thanks to the beautiful city that we are able to more learning and feeling all the time.
Stone pagoda Dabotap(多寶塔)
A Silla gold crown excavated from GeumGwanChong
Cheomseongdae (瞻星台) 
Divine Bell of King Seongdeok
How to Access
- Incheon airport or Gimpo airport --> Seoul Station or Express terminal -->KTX(High speed train) It takes about 2h30m, for more detail, visit to korail website.
- Express highway bus(Gyungbu complex bus terminal) It takes about 4h30min.
- I recommend staying 3 days schedule on there. There are lot of clean and cheap international level's guest houses.
- I also stayed a guest house which is near the Gyeongju station. However I forgot the name of the guest house. In my memory, Almost guest houses offered free morning service. It was provided various breads,fried eggs and fresh beverages like a American style.
- They are also providing free bicycle and you can be reached easily to near the lots of famous place. I have visited the Cheomseongdae, Anapji pond and National museum etc.
Why don't you come to see there and enjoy it!
Gyungju station
어린시절 수학여행때 가본 추억의 장소 경주, 이제는 어였한 세계문화유산으로 지정되어 세계인의 사랑을 받고 방문지가 되어버린 이곳, 마치 외국에 나가는것 처럼 정말로 오랫만에 이곳에 들렀다. 그 시절 주마간산으로 보았던 그 유산들을 차근차근 돌아보니 새롭기만 하다.
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