4 May 2012
The original Anapji Pond was built during the Silla Dynasty but was destroyed. The current Anapji Pond were reconstructed between 1975 and 1976 during an extensive restoration, based on historical records found.
During this restoration over 30,000 relics were found at the site. Many of these items are now on display at the nearby Gyeongju National Museum. I had originally planned to visit this museum earlier in the day. My trip to the museum was aborted due to my shoes giving way at a most inappropriate time.
After an impromptu shopping break to buy myself a new pair of shoes, we had dinner in downtown Gyjeongju.
Our dak-kalbi dinner consists of diced chicken and seafood, gochujang (chili pepper paste) sauce, sliced cabbage, sweet potato, scallions, onions and korean rice cake, stir-fried together on a hot plate at our table. It goes down well with steamed rice and cold beer. Yummy! The Koreans actually poured their rice into the mixture and eat it all up.
From downtown Gyeongju, we took a short taxi to the entrance of the Anapji Pond. Entrance fee is 1000 KRW per person.
Anapji Pond is best visited at night where it is beautifully lit. I did not bring a tripod for my Nikon DLSR, so I have to improvise ways to stabilise my camera for these long exposure shots.
This pavilion houses a glass case displaying a model of what the whole Anapji Pond would looked like in ancient times. It also displayed some of the relics found during the restoration.
The reflection of the lit trees on the still pond was breath-taking.
Anapji Pond is ideal for a romantic evening out for any locals or tourists.
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