Busan Citizens Park
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Took an early morning run through the streets of Seomyeon and reached a fairly large park, the Busan Citizens Park. It’s a fairly large park, I’m guessing roughly 3-4km all around. This entire park used to the the HQ of the Imperial Japanese Army during WW2 and thereafter the former site of US Military in Busan. It was still quiet, with only a handful of runners and a few senior citizens out and about their daily routines. It was a really good moment to enjoy, a quiet respite from the preceding days of hectic exploration. Never thought that I would ever pick myself out of bed to run, but the thrill of doing so in a new city, exploring at the same time is fairly exhilarating. The distance to the park from my apartment and the size of the park meant that I run further and longer that I ever did before and I’ve only just started running. It helps having a goal in sight and good music too. It was a good run. It was a good moment.
J TeohJ Teoh
20
One of the first things we did when we got to Busan was head to Citizen’s Park after dinner and walked around. Only explored part of the park because it was so big! What I appreciated about this place (and so many others) is the effort put into making it extra kid-friendly and going above and beyond that of any typical park. There were so many things to see and beautiful nature to take in. It was a bummer that we got there so late after dinner. There are signs posted up that the play areas are closed after 9 or 10 PM. Everything was clean. We saw trees lit up different colors- it was like Christmas in June!
Charlene SoCharlene So
00
Fantastic place to chill. Did not expect it to be so huuuuuuuge! Good place to picnic, bring family, kids and dogs. If you're looking for cultural experiences and museum-visiting, do not come on Mondays; all the booths are closed. Also, a great place to learn about some parts of the Korean history, although it's mostly in Korean. Has a playground, some food stalls and is probably a beautiful place at night as well. At some parts of the park, WiFi is crazy good; I could make video calls without much lag. Warning: time can fly really fast when you spend time here XD
Wei Shan ChenWei Shan Chen
00
공간의 애환.. 현재는 부산을 상징하는 아름다운 공원이지만 사실 공원 부지는 굉장히 애환이 많은 부지다. 원래 주소는 경상남도 부산부 서면 범전동(경상남도 동래군 서면 범전리)으로 일대는 비옥한 농지였다. 그러나 1910년 일제강점기 당시 조선총독부 임시토지조사국에서 토지 조사 사업이라는 명분으로 일제에 땅을 강제로 빼앗기고 1920년대에 부산진과 서면이 공업지구로 지정되면서 마구잡이로 공장이 건설되었다. 이후 1930년에는 그 부지에 부산 서면경마장이 생겼으며 1937년 중일전쟁이 발발하자 일제는 서면경마장을 군사기지로 이용했다. 게다가 제2차 세계대전 때는 포로수용소로 이용했다. 광복 이후 기지는 일본군의 항복을 받기 위해 부산에 상륙한 미군이 접수해 사용하게 되었는데, 부산에 상륙한 한 해군 요원이 자신의 고향인 플로리다주 하이얼리어(Hialeah)에 있는 유명 경마장에서 착안해 캠프 하이얼리아(Camp Hialeah)로 명명했다. 이후 1946년부터 주한 미국 부산 총영사관과 UN 기구로 쓰이다가 1950년 6.25 전쟁 발발 이후 다시 미군이 지휘권을 가져가 40여 년 동안 주한미군 부산사령부로 이용되었다. 부산시와 부산 시민들은 1995년부터 부산 지역 시민 단체를 중심으로 하야리아 기지 반환 운동을 벌였으며 2002년 주한 미군과의 LPP 수정 협상이후 2006년에 미군기지 반환 결정이 나자마자 부산광역시 측은 미군이 철수하지도 않았는데 부대 토지를 공원구역으로 행정처리해 버리는 위엄을 보였다. 그래도 미군 측은 군사기지로서 부산 캠프가 크게 필요[3]가 없거니와 부산 시민들이 반환을 요구하니 잘 따라주었고 부산시는 2010년 1월 27일 캠프 하야리아 부지를 정식으로 반환받았다. 단, 반환받을 당시 군부대 미군들이 폐유를 무단방출하거나 토양을 오염시켜 처리하는 데 많은 예산이 투입되었다. 이런저런 환경오염 문제들을 해결하고 마침내 2011년 8월 11일 기공식을 개최하여, 2014년 5월 1일 정식으로 개장하였다. 정식 개장에 앞서 4월 15일에 임시로 개장하였다. 2022년 12월 15일, 유네스코 세계유산 잠정목록으로 등재된 《한국전쟁기 피란수도 부산의 유산》에 포함되었다. 출처: 나무위키
Yukyong ChaeYukyong Chae
30
What a fantastic park for everyone to enjoy at no cost. Lots of very good walking paths, places to sit and watch people walking their dogs, and interesting displays. There is also an opportunity to feed the fish however as a tourist, we found it difficult with no English, so sadly, we missed out. If you are in the area, this is a must do for all ages.
Karen GrahamKaren Graham
20
Nice place to escape the city. It's not my favorite park in Busan, but if you're in the area, it's a nice place to visit. If i were on vacation in Busan, I wouldn't make this a stop on my itinerary. I would choose Children's Grand Park over this one. Citizen's Park is very new and so the trees aren't yet mature. Very little canopy.
leslie williamsleslie williams
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Dasom Hall
Busan Citizens Park Museum
LG Science Hall Busan
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Nearby Restaurants Of Busan Citizens Park
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Address
73 Simingongwon-ro, Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea
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+82 51-850-6000
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citizenpark.or.kr
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Busan Citizens Park is a former Imperial Japanese Army base and United States Army camp located in the Busanjin District of the city of Busan, South Korea. The Camp occupying 133-acre of prime real estate was closed on 10 August 2006 and handed back to the Busan city government.
attractions: Bujeon Market, Songsanghyeon Public Square, Mirror Pond, Dasom Hall, Busan Citizens Park Museum, LG Science Hall Busan, 기억의 숲, Bujeon Ginseng Market, 문화예술촌, 부산애플컴퓨터박물관, restaurants: 외식1번가 부산본점, Chunhachoodong Milmyeon, 영자면옥 손칼국수 본점, 정동진 해물탕・해물찜 본점, SKÖLL Gastro Beer Pub, 갈비 곳간, 소소횟집, Haesin King Crab, The Party, 화남정돼지국밥
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