[One Day Walk] Nahyesok Street and Hyowon Park... Suwon City Hall Station

[Editor's Note] The course introduction of Harumanbo is evolving. Walking several thousand steps within about an hour during your commute or lunch break can boost both your body and mind. The subway is not only an easily accessible and safe means of transportation for everyone but also a key point in Harumanbo. We introduce pleasant walking spots around subway stations.

Today's course is Suwon City Hall Station on the Suin-Bundang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. This station is located in the new downtown area and the center of East Suwon. It also serves the Gyeonggi Arts Center. An average of about 22,000 people use it daily. Although Suwon City Hall is located in Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu, the station's address is in Gwonsun-dong, Gwonsun-gu. Suwon City Hall, the origin of the station's name, is right in front of Exit 6. Nearby are Homeplus East Suwon Branch, Olympic Park, Gyeonggi Arts Center, CGV East Suwon, and NewCore Outlet East Suwon Branch.

Na Hye-seok Street near Suwon City Hall Station
[Photo by Suwon City]

Nahye-seok Street is a cultural street about 300 meters long, created to honor the achievements of Jeongwol Nahye-seok, Korea's first female Western-style painter born in Suwon. It connects the Cultural and Arts Center, Hyowon Park, and the outdoor music hall. The street is a pedestrian-only road with fountains in the roadway, music-playing restrooms, and well-maintained landscaping. It offers various attractions such as street performances and is dotted with specialized restaurants, making it a place where culture and social encounters coexist and attract many visitors.

Ingyeye Art Park Outdoor Music Hall
Photo by Suwon City

Nearby Hyowon Park is themed around filial piety (Hyo). It features Jeju Street symbolizing the sister city Jeju City, the traditional Chinese garden Wolhwawon, and sports facilities such as badminton courts, foot volleyball courts, and basketball courts, making it ideal for walking, exercising, and leisure activities. The restrooms here are considered some of the cleanest and most beautiful in the province.

Classic Restroom in Ingye Arts Park
[Photo by Gyeonggi Tourism Organization]

Ingye Arts Park, as its name suggests, satisfies both relaxation and music. This park, with well-maintained landscaping including dense pine forests, houses Suwon Outdoor Music Hall, the largest outdoor performance venue in Korea, forming the core of the arts park. Since its opening, there have been no crimes due to frequent police patrols. Inside the outdoor music hall building are dedicated practice rooms and dressing rooms for the Suwon City Symphony Orchestra and the City Choir. The structure and speakers of each hall harmonize to provide the best acoustics anywhere on the lawn plaza. In 1996, it also won the Korean Architecture Culture Award.