One of The Oldest Artificial Pond ‘ANAPJI’ of Shilla Dynasty
There was an one of the oldest artificial pond in Gyeongju. The size of pond was huge, so it would be better to call it lake.
This pond was made after the unification of Korean peninsular 674 AD.
This pond was said to be a part of the palace of Shilla dynasty.
It was located in front of the main palace of Shilla dynasty.
It is recorded that the crown prince had resided there.
It was made very scientifically.
The entrance of water to the pond was made thoughtfully.
It was designed to filter the impurities from water.
And there was an island to control the speed of water.
The wall was made in eastern area, but there was no wall in western part.
This design was intended the pond looked wider.
It was surprising how they had built such a large artificial pond more than 1400 years ago.
Almost of original building was ruined after the collapse of Shilla dynasty.
Current buildings were reconstructed in these days.
While walking along the road around the pond, I enjoyed the beauty of the pond.
Plus you can play with beautiful silk carps.
I strongly recommend to visit this pond ‘ANAPJI’
I would like to visit one day, look like a paradise
I think it is a very good place for visit.
I agree with you my friend, I am from China
yeah this place is very awesome:)
Nice to see that there are Koi fishes there.
I have a 15-20 thousand liters pond in my garden with 14 Koi.
And now at this time of year they are starting to wake up and wait form warmer weather, like me.
the pond was so beautiful that it only belongs to the heaven! thank you for sharing .
Really beautiful photos! Thank you!
I love fish.
Your photography is so beautiful!great!I guess you must be a person who loves life mostly.There is an old saying in China that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish.but today I saw the water is too clear, there are fish too。。。。haha
Hopefully that's the case, but it's not always the case.
This posts tells us how the people before us was so genius and architecturally skilled. they have taken care of the nature around build a amazing lake for the peace of eye. i wish today's architect could understand and learn to build from the same manner
looks very tranquil
'ANAPJI' is 안압지 in Korean.