Yogi likely to open park named after Korean queen
The beautification work of the Queen Heo Hwang-ok park will be completed by the first week of October.
The Queen Heo Hwang-ok memorial park named after a Korean queen with Indian roots is in the last stage of completion in Ayodhya, where it is undergoing expansion and beautification. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to inaugurate it during the Deepotsav celebrations on the festive occasion of Diwali in the temple town. Diwali falls on November 4 this year.
According to the Ayodhya administration, beautification work will be completed by the first week of October.
The memorial will portray the journey of Princess Suriratna of Ayodhya, who had travelled to Korea and married King Kim Suro and became Queen Heo Hwang-ok in 48 AD. Many Koreans trace their ancestry to the legendary princess. The state government has allocated Rs 24 crore for the project.
“The memorial will also depict the cultures of both the countries through various means and the journey of the Princess from Ayodhya to Korea,” said Ved Prakash Gupta, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Ayodhya Sadar.
This park is expected to be a major tourist attraction in Ayodhya. The sea journey of the Princess is being recreated at the memorial with the help of a pond.the south-east corner of the memorial will have a statue of Queen Heo Hwang-ok the north-east corner a stat King Kim Suro. The pond also have a foot overbridge
The South Korean gov ment has also carried out b tification work at the park developed the King and Qu pavillions there.
Prime Minister Naren Modi and South Korean P dent Moon Jae-in had signe MOU (memorandum of un standing) for expansion beautification of the exis memorial of Queen Hwang-ok.