Duryu Park

Park in Dalseo-gu, Daegu, South Korea

35°50′53″N 128°33′32″E / 35.848°N 128.559°E / 35.848; 128.559Korean nameHangul

두류공원

Hanja

頭流公園

Revised RomanizationDuryu gongwonMcCune–ReischauerTuryu kongwŏn

Duryu Park (Korean: 두류공원) is a park located in Duryu-dong, Dalseo District, Daegu, South Korea. It was founded in 1965.

The area of the park is 1,653,965 m². It is equipped with many facilities such as multipurpose playgrounds, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a roller skating rink, a football field, and a baseball field. There are two small Buddhist temples on the grounds and the Cathedral Pond - Osaek Fountain. The park is popular for its scenic bridge and views during autumn and spring, during which cherry blossoms bloom. Some festivals and concerts are also held on the grounds, such as a body-painting^[1] and a flying lantern festival.^[2]

There are over 133 species of trees and plants in the park.^[3]

References

^ "2013 Daegu International Body Painting Festival | HELLO MONSTER". www.hellomon.net. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30.
^ ".: [Beautiful Daegu] Flying Lantern Festival in Duryu Park". 22 May 2014.
^ http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1151395