Azalea Hill Park Coming to Gwanggyo Lake Park Next Month

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Starting next month, Gwanggyo New Town will feature a beautiful Azalea Hill and shaded rest areas, allowing citizens to use Gwanggyo Lake Park more conveniently.

Suwon City announced on the 10th that it began construction on the "2021 Gwanggyo Lake Park Citizens' Forest Development" project on the 3rd, investing 500 million won in the project.

Through this construction project, which will continue until next month, an Azalea Hill will be developed around the Sky Observatory area of Gwanggyo Lake Park, and trees such as nettle trees will be additionally planted in the grassy plaza of the Fun Farm.

The Azalea Hill will be developed across 2,600m² around the Sky Observatory area of Gwanggyo Lake Park. On the sloped terrain of the Sky Observatory overlooking Shin Lake, 23,700 alpine azaleas will be planted to allow visitors to enjoy the beauty of spring.

Additionally, 12 species totaling 121 trees including nettle trees and hackberry trees will be planted around the Fun Farm, where nettle trees were planted last year.

As trees will be planted around the 5,553m² circular grassy plaza, which regularly hosts various events and performances, shaded rest areas will now be provided for citizens.

Furthermore, large trees that will harmonize with existing vegetation will be planted in the grassy plaza and surrounding walking paths to expand the insufficient green space.

The city expects this project to provide citizens visiting Gwanggyo Lake Park with comfortable resting spaces in the urban environment, and also anticipates ecological benefits such as reduced fine dust through expansion of urban forests.

Heo Eui-haeng, Director of Suwon City Parks and Greening Project Office, said, "Citizens visiting Gwanggyo Lake Park this spring will be able to enjoy the beautiful Azalea Hill," and added, "We will make greater efforts to create a pleasant park environment that citizens can enjoy comfortably."