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Woljeongsa Temple. Woljeonsa Jeonnamusup Needle Fir Forest .

Woljeongsa Temple. Woljeonsa Jeonnamusup Needle Fir Forest .

Woljeongsa, established in 643 during the Silla dynasty, is a temple located on Odaesan Mountain. It's renowned for its historical and cultural tre...

Simwonsa Temple

Simwonsa Temple

This thousand-year-old temple is revered as a sanctuary dedicated to the living Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The temple complex comprises various build...

Wonju Sangwonsa Temple

Wonju Sangwonsa Temple

Sangwonsa Temple is located at the foot of Namdaebong Peak (1,182 m) on the southern tip of Chiaksan Mountain and is built atop a flat rock floor w...

Cheorwon Dopiansa Temple

Cheorwon Dopiansa Temple

Dopiansa Temple was built by the Buddhist Monk Doseon in 865, the 5th year of the reign of King Gyeongmun of the Unified Silla Period. Legend has i...

Samcheok Cheoneunsa Temple

Samcheok Cheoneunsa Temple

Cheoneunsa Temple is located on Dutasan Mountain in Miro-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do. At the tail end of the Goryeo dynasty, Lee Seung-hyu, a re...

Sangwonsa Temple

Sangwonsa Temple

Sangwonsa Temple is located 8 kilometers north of Woljeongsa Temple. The temple was built by Buddhist monk Ja Jang in the 12th year of Silla Queen ...

Sutasa Temple

Sutasa Temple

Gongjaksan Mountain (887 m), home to Sutasa Temple and named for its resemblance to a peacock proudly displaying its tail feathers, gives visitors ...

Baekdamsa Temple

Baekdamsa Temple

Located within Seoraksan Mountain, Baekdamsa Temple was built by Monk Ja Jang (590~658) during the reign of Queen Jindeok (647-654), 28th ruler of ...

Samhwasa Temple

Samhwasa Temple

Samhwasa Temple is located near the entrance of the Mureung Valley of Dutasan Mountain in the City of Donghae, Gangwon Province. The one-thousand y...

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Bongjeongam Hermitage Inje

Bongjeongam Hermitage, situated at the highest point of Seoraksan Mountain, stands at 1,244 meters above sea level. Due to its elevation, one can w...

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Chuncheon Cheongpyeongsa Temple

Cheongpyeongsa Temple is a Buddhist temple with 1,000 years of tradition, located at Obongsan Mountain. Originally established as Baegamseonwon Tem...

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Gangwon Hyuhyuam Hermitage

This hermitage is located by the sea at Hyeonnam-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do. Its name reflects its dedication to the value of rest by freedom ...

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Naksansa Temple

This ancient temple was built in the 11th year of King Munmu’s reign of Silla (671) by the Buddhist monk Uisang. Naksansa Temple is one of the fore...

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Guryongsa Temple

Guryongsa Temple is located 6 kilometers from Birobong Peak on Chiaksan Mountain, in the direction of Hakkok-ri. It was believed that Monk Uisang (...

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Sinheungsa Temple

Sinheungsa Temple was founded under the name of Hyangseongsa Temple by Buddhist monk Jajang during the reign of Queen Jindeok of the Silla dynasty....