New resting areas such as Solseom, Love Rock and outdoor performance hall
In addition to the YU Cherry Blossom Path, Love Road and Folk Village, perfect for spring-chasers
Kimin Electronics CEO and alumni of the YU School of Chemical Engineering contributed lighting worth 10 million won
[April 9, 2019]
In the spring season of April, the YU Mirror Pond, which is a popular spring destination, completed its makeover.
The YU Mirror Pond is an artificially made pond with a size of 99m x 50m and it was first built as a fish farm where 10,000 carps lived in 1974. It was given its name ‘Mirror Pond’ through a naming contest in 1979. Its name was given because it projects the weeping wills around the YU Central Library and as a place for members of the university to take time to reflect on themselves. In 1995, it was newly designed to its current form by YU Department of Landscaping Professor Park Chan-yong (currently honorary professor at YU) based on the idea of ‘round skies and square land’ of geomancy that says that the skies, earth and people live in harmony.
<YU Mirror Pond with Night Lights>
From September of last year to March of this year, YU conducted environmental improvement and island-making projects to restore the original scenery of the Mirror Pond, removing the cattail and waterproofing the floors, as well as building a underwater flower bed. ‘Solseom’ (Pine Island) that was built in the middle of the Mirror Pond is spotted with weeping cherry, pine trees, azalea, and red apricot flowers, and lighting was installed to light up the nights, making the Mirror Pond even more beautiful. There is also a stage to enjoy outdoor performances such as busking around the Mirror Pond and the Love Rock was newly erected and is expected to become a coin-tossing attraction.
<Mirror Pond Environmental Improvement and Solseom Construction Commencement Ceremony>
YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “Another place of rest was built at YU, which is already famous for its cherry blossoms in the area. We hope that it will be a place for not only students and faculty, but also community members to enjoy the spring in April and take time to relax.”
The new Mirror Pond and the cherry blossoms along the Cheonmadaero in front of the main building of YU, Love Road and the path to the Folk Village will become a new landmark of YU.
Meanwhile, Kimin Electronics CEO Lee Tae-young (right on photo) who is an alumnus of the YU School of Chemical Engineering contributed 10 million won worth of lights and the project was carried out with no additional expenses and only the equipment and personnel of YU.
