Key takeaways
This valley was deep enough that winter ice didn't melt until late spring, earning it the early name Bingo-gol ("ice storage valley"); it later became known as Seori-gol ("frost valley") because frost formed there even in summer. Fact Today's Seoripul Park is an artificial park built in 2000, alongside construction of a Seocho-gu water-supply reservoir. Fact The area was designated an urban-planning neighborhood park facility (Seocho Park) in 1971, and was renamed Seoripul Neighborhood Park in 1996. Fact
What to look for on site
- Traces of the artificial ground built atop the water reservoir
- The valley's distinctive microclimate, preserved in the name Seori-gol
- Reference materials tracing the site's naming history
Original, site-only, restored, or recreated?
- Artificial ground: all of Seoripul Park — an artificial park built atop reservoir infrastructure, not natural terrain.
It's inaccurate to say "Seoripul Park has always been a natural forest." Make clear that it was built alongside reservoir construction.