Magnolia flowers bloomed by the millennium kingdom

Located in central Gyeongju city, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Daereungwon Tumuli Park is a cemetery for the royal family of Silla (57 BC~ 935 AD), a millennium kingdom. The kings who ruled Silla during the 4th and 5th century were buried here. Hwangnamdaechong is the largest ever twin-mounded tomb in Korean history among the other existing cemetery tombs. This royal tomb was built around the 5th century where the king and his wife were buried in a different mound one after another. A magnolia tree growing between the two mounds blossomed in full bloom on March 19th, 2021. 

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[Oh Se-yun, who took this picture, is a photographer who specializes in cultural properties.]

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