Poseokjeong
포석정
A stone channel where cups once floated
- Hours
- About 9am–6pm
- Address
- 454-3 Bae-dong, Gyeongju
A winding stone channel, carved in the shape of an abalone, still survives. Silla kings and nobles are said to have floated cups on the water here while composing poems. In 927 King Gyeongae was seized here by Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje. It is small and takes about twenty minutes, but the water channel is a curiosity.