I have often been to Suwon, but I've never been to Hwaseong before. I regret not visiting it beforehand.

My school's program, Steam project brought me there.

We arrived at north gate (Janganmun). Janganmun is the biggest door in Hwaseong because it is the first gate which king from seoul met at first.

It is absolutely sad that the walls by Janganmun were destroyed because of road making.

Hwaseong was built for military stronghold. so there are many military facility such as north-east gate guard platform, north-east turret, and north-east guntower.

Among lots of Hwaseong facilities, Hwahongmun has the most beautiful scenary. it is the gate under which the Suwoncheon flows on entering the area encompassed by Hwaseong. it also makes great harmony between colorful bridge and water.

North secret gate is special because it is the only remaining secret gate of the three originals. we can see the building only in front of it. I thought our ancestor's wisdom was really great.

At night, there are a lot of lights making wonderful scene. so I recommend visiting it not only daylight but also nighttime.