"Valley of Beopjusa and Songnisan" Ch'ungju by WStat

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Temple Roof detail - Ch'ungju
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Songnisan is a mountain and National Park in South Korea. It lies in the Sobaek mountains along the border between Gyeongsangbuk-do and Chungcheongbuk-do. Its main attractions are the temple Beopjusa and an especially picturesque peak, Munjangdae (1,029 m). The mountain's highest peak is Cheonhwangbong, at 1058 m.

Plan of Beopjusa Temple in Songnisan Ntl Pk. - Ch'ungju

Plan of Beopjusa Temple in Songnisan Ntl Pk.

Songnisan Ntl Park and Beopjusa Temple - Ch'ungju

Songnisan Ntl Park and Beopjusa Temple

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  • Pros:Wonderful nature, historic temple
  • Cons:very remote, English scarcely spoken
  • In a nutshell:other end of the world
  • Last visit to Ch'ungju: Sep 2007
  • Intro Updated May 19, 2008
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Iron cauldron for 3000 rice-meals - Ch'ungju Have a look at the rice-cauldron for... Things to Do (3)

Inside Beopjusa' s temple square you will find a huge iron cauldron; history has it, that the cauldron once was used to... more travel advice

Entrance-guard, Beopjusa temple - Ch'ungju First pass the guards ! Things to Do (3)

When you take the path from the parking lot to walk to the temple, you will pass a huge door , flanked on its inner side... more travel advice

Beopjusa, Buddha, 34m tall - Ch'ungju Visit Beopjusa Temple Things to Do (3)

Beopjusa temple was founded in 553 by the monk Uishin during the reign of King Chinhung (540-576). According to records... more travel advice

Lake Hills Hotel Restaurant - Ch'ungju By the National Park Hotels (1)

Mt.Songnisan National Park is one of the Korea`s 8 beautiful natural scenes that shows new looks of every seasons around... more travel advice

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