Yongin City Transforms Aging Outdoor Gateball Court Into 'Urban Forest'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City announced on the 25th that it has transformed an outdoor gateball court located at 604 Bora-dong, Giheung-gu, into an urban forest for residents.

The city invested a total of 150 million won to create a clay ball experience center and rest areas in the existing deteriorated gateball court, and additionally installed lighting to enable evening use.

It also planted 147 trees of 8 species of tall trees including cornelian cherry, 325 shrubs such as oakleaf hydrangea and evergreen euonymus, and 5,879 ground cover plants of 25 species including sedum, betony, and surprise lily that grow close to the ground surface and cover the terrain.

A city official stated, "We focused on creating a healing space for residents' rest and recovery that goes beyond simple space improvement," and added, "We will continue to do our best to create pleasant park environments."