The Hongneung Experimental Forest is located at the southwestern foot of Mt. Cheonjang (elevation: 141m a.s.l.), east of Seoul. In the past, the grave of Empress Myeongseong was located in the forest (The grave was moved to another region in 1919). The name of the Experimental Forest originated from the name of the grave, Hongneung (‘Neung’ means a grave in Korean). In 1922, Korea’s first arbore..