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*Fantasy Welcome to a fantasy world where you can take a time machine to go back to more than 1,200 years ago during the Shilla Kingdom. It is not yet another amusement or theme park offering so-and-so rides and performances. The park, devoted to the theme, captivates you with wonder service of personnel in Shilla costumes, mammoth open-air performances, based on the state-of-the-art technologies, and historically ascertained Shilla houses. Seek out adventures into the past and create pleasant memories in the Culture and Arts Village. *Interactive Attraction Stimulating interactive attractions that arouse all five senses. Performances provide much more than just visual stimulus. They are directed by Kim Jae-hyeong to present the audience with a sense of interactive participation through the use of a kind of open system making it possible for viewers to actively participate. The Culture and Arts Village also offers various interactive attractions to experience the craftsmanship and housing culture of Shilla. *Historical discoveries Ancient Shilla houses are restored, faithful to the tiniest details of historical facts. The construction is based on the test dealing with housing in samguk sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) and opinions of prestigious advisors. The tiles of the eaves and other parts of the houses are derived from the patterns found in the National Museum in Gyeongju. * Educational effects Studios, craft workshops and houses of Shilla bone-rank holders cater to those seeking more specific and in-depth experiences for both education and entertainment.

Opening of MBC-broadcast saga historical drama "Queen Seondeok" to the Public "The set for Queen Seondeok is first set for a drama in Gyeongju district and its characteristic lues in the fact it was built as a permanent building in the site of Silla Millennium Park."

The outdoor open set for MBC¡¯s specially planned drama ¡®Queen Seondeok¡± is the one for dramas for the Silla period by putting in a budget amounting to a total of 2 billion won, led by Silla Millennium Park, for outdoor drama location besides the existing a-thousand-year-old ancient city set. The set has been developed by renewing some of the nobility villages in the existing thousand-year-old ancient city district and adding to 10 buildings of royal palaces, 9 buildings of Kim-yu-shin Hwarang[ Silla Chivalry in Silla dynasty] mountain strongholds and a Hwarang drill hall; drama shooting is being done not only on the designated set but also on every corner of the Park. The characteristic of the newly-built set is that it was constructed by using construction materials for traditional Korean houses as they are, such as traditional tiles, material lumber, and stone; thus, it is not simply for a set for dramas or movies, but for an permanent structure that tourist can continuously visit even after the completion of a shooting process..

Particularly, the open set of Silla Millennium Park is the nation¡¯s first mode of the set directing the Silla period and it was completed in late April this year after Sambu Construction, Co.,Ltd.-the parent company of Silla Millennium Park started work in January, 2009. On this set of the Silla royal palace, Misil[impersonated by actress Ko, Hyeon-jeong]who is in antagonistic relationship with Queen Seondeok and her surroundings and the scenes and surroundings related to the period of chivalrous cadets of Hwarang led by Kim, Yu-shin [impersonated by actor Eom, Tai-wung] at the Hwarang mountain stronghold are being mostly shot; in addition, at the Hwarang drill hall, 10 Hwarang-related drill scenes are also being shot.

The drama ¡°Queen Seondeok¡± is to be run over the period of about 6 months every Monday and Tuesday starting May 25, 2009 by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Silla Millennium Park is playing a role of the motive power for Gyeongju tourism, together with the development of the set for ¡°Queen Seondeok¡±, by offering a new attraction to the tourists visiting Gyeongju and drawing public attention for its value as an essential tour course for tourist home and abroad.

Gyeongju World Culture Expo was organized in 1996 by the Gyeongsangbuk-do Province in Gyeongju, dubbed as 'a museum without roof,' full of rich cultures of five-thousand years. It was aimed at enhancing the Korean pride for culture and contributing to the development of the culture of the human beings by integrating ethnic and international cultures. As England led the industrial society of the 20th century through the world industrial expo, we have great ambitions of searching for the directions of future human cultures, and enhancing the competitiveness of the area and the country, under the goal of occupying in advance the cultural icons of the 21st century through the culture. The name of the organization, located at the Bomun Lake Resort Complex at Cheongun-dong, is the Culture Expo Foundation. It is composed of 1 office, 5 departments and 11 teams. The Culture Expo Foundation is making every effort to carry out the true ideas of the Gyeongju World Culture Expo and prepare for the Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2007, which will take place in September.

Gyeongju is a city of history, culture and sightseeing which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad and there are abundant treasures throughout the city.

Mt. Namsan, Wolseong, Daereungwon and Hwangnyongsa as well as Seokgulam and Bulguksa are designated as the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.

The night lighting that has been set up in the historic sites such as Anapji are to make your visit a more worthwhile stay in Gyeongju.

Gyeongju is a harmonious city with old and modern buildings coinciding with day and night.

Geographical features/ climate
Gyeongju is located at the lower end of the Taebaek Mountains, which lie between the Dongdae mountain chain in the east and the Danseok mountain chain in the west.
In between the two chains, the Hyeongsan River flows eastward, towards the city of Pohang across open plains. Mostly, as we go inland from the east coast, the land rises steeply and the rivers are not of great length. The Dongcheon river flows through Oedong to the south, branching off from the Taehwa river, which flows into the Bay of Ulsan. In the mountain area to the west of the Danseok chain, the mountains are densely packed, each peak rising from the lower slopes of another. Through this area flows the Dongchang river, a branch of the Nakdong river.
The climate of the western area has marked variations of heat and cold. But the climate of eastern area is fairly warm because it is influenced by the Dongdae mountain chain and the east coast.
The average year-round temperature is 12.2 degrees, and precipitation is 1,091 mm. During the past few years, this place has had some rain shortages.

We invite you to Gyeongju. If you wanna feel the traditional korea and asian culture, you should come to Gyeongju, korea.

Special features of the region