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![A view of Yongsan Garrison in Yongsan District, central Seoul, in July 2021. The U.S. military returned an additional 165,000 square meters (40.8 acres) of land at the Yongsan base to Korea Friday, a step toward speeding along Seoul's plan to build a national park there. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11799077.jpg?imageId=11799077&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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![Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, center, and dozens of people walk into a compound in Yongsan Garrison, which will be redeveloped into an urban park in central Seoul to attend a ceremony opening the plot to the public on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10087552.jpg?imageId=10087552&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)