Poseokjeong Pleasure Grounds, Gyeongju

A Silla relic located at the foot of Namsan Mountain in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, where a winding water channel carved out of stone remains. It is said to have been a royal banquet space where wine cups were floated along this channel while poems were composed. A poignant story is handed down that, during the late Silla period, King Gyeongae was attacked by Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje while enjoying a banquet here. It is a place imbued with both the splendor and the decline of Silla. It is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Gyeongju Historic Areas.