Manseok Park
| Manseok Park | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 만석공원 |
| Hanja | 萬石公園 |
| Revised Romanization | Manseok Gongwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mansŏk Kongwŏn |
Manseok Park is a large
.Facilities
The centrepiece of the park is a man-made reservoir around which there is a 1200 m track used for walking, running, rollerblading and cycling. There is a huge paved area and permanent stage on the east side of the park, which hosts various outdoor events and celebrations every year, while the Suwon Arts Centre can be found on the south side. The park is also home to the 14 tennis-courts(Manseok tennis-court/Hard court) of the North Suwon Tennis Club. The specialized tennis shop is on the first floor across from the tennis court. There is a full size dirt soccer pitch on the west side and a high quality astroturf soccer pitch on the east side of the park.
In 2004 the Suwon X-games skatepark opened at Manseok. This public facility has two half pipes (one being the highest public half-pipe in Korea) and a large selection of top-quality ramps, rails and boxes. There is an oval speed track around the perimeter of the park for rollerbladers.
The park also features high quality restrooms in accordance with Suwon City Council's stated policy.[1]
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Manseok Park reservoir -
Half-pipes
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Events
Each June the park hosts the Suwon
During the
Food and drink
The park has a variety of restaurants and bars along the street to the north-east. There is a wide range of Korean food, including galmaegisal (갈매기살) and stewed chicken (닭백숙), and Datzzang Donkas recently opened its first branch outside Seoul here. There is a range of Korean-style bars, and also It Bar, a western-style alternative.
Transport
Most buses which serve north Suwon and many express buses between
See also
References
- ^ ""Welcome to Suwon City - Restrooms"". Suwon City Council. Archived from the original on 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2008-02-18.