I live in Suwon, which is located in the Gyeonggi-do province. It is about 30 minutes outside of Seoul in a quiet, green suburb. Surrounding my town is the Hwaseong Fortress. Hwaseong means "Brilliant Fortress" in Korean. It surrounds the city which is the capital of Gyenggi-do province.
There are 4 entrances, one from the north, the south, the east and the west. These main gates are encircled by minituare fortresses. It supposedly was built by King Jeongjo to honor and house his father who had been murdered by being locked alive inside a rice chest by his own father.
It is a beatiful fortress and at night it is all lit up, with large lights near each of the gates and smaller lights lining the wall connecting the gates. I presume I will be spending much time here in the year to come!
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