{"id":35820,"date":"2024-12-11T23:07:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=35820"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:10:53","slug":"day-05-gyeongju-daereungwon-royal-tomb-hwangnidan-gil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2024\/12\/11\/day-05-gyeongju-daereungwon-royal-tomb-hwangnidan-gil\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 05 @ Gyeongju – Daereungwon Royal Tomb \/ Hwangnidan-Gil"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was about 3:15PM when we left Woljeong Bridge, but we’d return at 6PM to see the same bridge at night. The next stop was the Daereungwon Royal Tomb and the Hwangnidan-gil shopping street beside it, and this spot was a short 5 minutes away.<\/p>\n

The Gyeongju Daereungwon Tomb Complex<\/strong> consists of several tombs and is situated inside a beautifully landscaped garden. We didn’t really get a good sense of the individuals who were buried here, but the Koreans at least treat this garden with the utmost respect, and there is an air of serenity and reverence as locals walk about the compound. The burial mounds were bathed in the late afternoon light and made for some beautifully contrasty photos, like these below.<\/p>\n

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Adjacent to the tomb complex is Hwangnidan Street<\/strong>. Our tour group stopped here for an hour and a half, and we observed that most of the group finished exploring the tomb complex in double time and spent most of the remaining time at Hwangnidan Street itself. Not surprising: the street is filled with cafes, snack shops, boutique stores and the like. Our guide recommended that we try out the town’s speciality<\/strong>: Gyeongju bread. The bread’s default filling is red bean paste, but the one the missus got had mozzarella cheese as its filling. Either way, it was super yummy, with the cheese melting in the mouth. A little pricey at 3,500 KRW per piece, but it was delectable.<\/p>\n

The two areas were quite a contrast: the serenity and almost sedate-like garden versus the bustling and busy shopping street just next door. Pictures!<\/p>\n

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Do note: there are apparently only a few entrances\/exits into the tomb complex. We were looking for a side gate to leave the complex but didn’t find one, and essentially ended up walking the length of the complex just to exit via the northern entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This was at about 4:30PM, and the tail end of the street near the north entrance\/exit of the tomb complex was far less busy. In fact, some of the shops seemed closed, or perhaps they were only going to open later in the evening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The shopping street was far busier than the tomb complex that we’d just come from.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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For visitors who want cheap snacks and drinks, there is a CU convenience store on the street itself.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There are many shops that sell Gyeongju bread, and there seems to be standardized pricing of 3,500 KRW. Don’t feel compelled to buy from the first shop you come across!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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P trying out the Gyeongju bread, their local speciality!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It was about 3:15PM when we left Woljeong Bridge, but we’d return at 6PM to see the same bridge at night. The next stop was the Daereungwon Royal Tomb and the Hwangnidan-gil shopping street beside it, and this spot was<\/p>\n

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