Grasswon Park is located on the banks of the Nakdonggang River as it cuts through downtown Andong. The park, north of Yeonggadaegyo Bridge, features walking trails thorugh a variety of flowers and grasses. The park is attractive all year round, but is especially popular in fall when the muhly grass turns the whole field into a lovely shade of pink. The walking and bicycle paths also connect with Baekjo Park to the south of the bridge, making this the perfect place to enjoy the pure environment of the Nakdonggang River.
A riverside walking path along the Nakdong River that runs through Andong has been established. Following this path leads to the northern end of Yeonggadaegyo Bridge, where Grassone Theme Park is planted with various flowers and plants. Grassone boasts different charms depending on the season. Especially in autumn, the pink muhly grass creates a spectacular view, offering visitors the best photo zone.
Andong Tourism Community Center 'Yeogi' is located within Talchum Park, where the Talchum Festival is held. It offers a spacious area with ample seating and rents out space to tourism-related businesses and general citizens of Andong-si. Additionally, it operates an unmanned cafe, allowing visitors to enjoy various beverages without prior preparation. Visitors can also find tourism souvenirs from the Andong region, ranging from food products to daily necessities in diverse varieties.
Seogyeongji Village in Andong-si is a community culture created by local residents and full-time artists, not professional planners. While walking along the alleyway murals on Seogyeongji Road, you will encounter the cozy pottery studio Hyeondo Pottery, decorated with various ceramic shapes. Hyeondo Pottery is operated by a couple of potters and has been crafting ceramics for 25 years. It has contributed greatly to the development of local ceramic culture and serves over 1,000 group and individual visitors annually. Visitors can handle the clay themselves to create daily-use ceramics to take home. In addition to pottery experiences, Hyeondo Pottery offers custom orders and sales of functional ceramics. One-day experience classes for tourists are also available.
Dangganjiju are stone pillars installed at the entrance of a temple where a long flagpole called Danggan is hung during temple events or ceremonies. The two stone pillars supporting the Danggan are called Dangganjiju. The Andong Unheung-dong Dangganjiju date back to the Unified Silla period and stand 2.6 m tall. The tops of both pillars were damaged during the Korean War, but a round stone base that held the Danggan remains between them, with a simple and modest shape. The temple to which this Dangganjiju belonged is unknown, but it is presumed to be Beomnimsa, which owned the nearby Andong Unheung-dong Five-story Stone Pagoda to the east. Also, since Dangganjiju were erected in the temple courtyard, this supports the assumption that this site is the former location of Beomnimsa. Historical records from "Yeongaji" about Beomnimsa’s stone pagoda and "Dongguk Yeoji Seungnam" on Beomnimsa also suggest that the Dangganjiju and the five-story pagoda belonged to Beomnimsa. The Andong Unheung-dong Five-story Stone Pagoda is from the Unified Silla era. Partially destroyed during the Korean War, it was restored in 1962. The pagoda has undergone several repairs that altered its original form, resulting in significant damage to its exterior. The site is believed to be Beomnimsa’s old location, supported by the Dangganjiju placed about 5 m west. The pagoda is 8.35 m tall, using unornamented bricks measuring 27.5 cm long, 12.5 cm wide, and 6 cm thick, stacked unevenly in five stories. Originally, the pagoda had seven stories and is said to have had a gilt-bronze top part, similar to Beopheungsa pagoda. Each floor houses a small chamber for Buddha statues, likely a remnant of wooden pagodas, along with tile roofing stones. On the south side of the second story, two carved granite panels of guardian kings are installed.
Modi684 is a name derived from a Gyeongsang-do dialect meaning 'all together,' reflecting local identity and the spirit of people gathering and creating together. The number 684 refers to the address on Gyeongdong-ro where the former Andong Station was located, embodying the theme and value of 'a citizen station (力) city of culture where my life changes.' Andong-si, as a city of historical and traditional culture, aims to maintain local identity while changing citizens' cultural lives and promoting sustainable development as a citizen culture city. It also seeks to revive Andong’s citizen power, once a center of new ideas and actions in history, to rewrite the history of new citizen power. This cultural city’s strength comes from its citizens, with its hub and center being Culture Platform Modi684.
