Uirimji Reservoir
Built around 702 CE during the Silla dynasty, Uirimji is one of Korea's three oldest irrigation reservoirs — a piece of agricultural infrastructure that outlasted every empire that built it. The site is virtually unknown to foreign tourists, yet the curved stone embankment and the pavilion (Euirimgak) sitting over the water make for genuinely beautiful walking. The willows around the water's edge were planted by a local governor in the 15th century who is commemorated in a love story that locals still tell. Come in early morning when the mist is on the water. The adjacent folk village reproduction is skippable; the reservoir itself is not.
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