Chungcheong
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Places in this collection
TempleBeopjusa
- Miscellaneous
Founded in 553 and grown into the centre of Maitreya devotion, holding the only wooden pagoda in Korea.
TempleMagoksa
A thousand-year-old temple on Taehwasan said to have been founded by Jajang, where two main halls stand one behind the other up the slope.
TempleGuinsa
The head temple of the Cheontae Order, founded in 1945, with a five-storey concrete hall that seats ten thousand.
Historic SiteHyeonchungsa
A shrine raised in 1706 to honour Admiral Yi Sun-sin, left to decay under colonial rule and rebuilt in 1932 by public subscription.
TempleJungakdan, Sinwonsa
- Wish Fulfillment
The only survivor of the three royal mountain-god altars of Joseon stands in the grounds of Sinwonsa on Gyeryongsan.
TempleGanwolam
The hermitage where Muhak Daesa is said to have awakened on seeing the moon, cut off by the tide and reachable again when it falls.
TempleGoransa
A temple rebuilt by Baekje’s descendants after the kingdom fell, named for the rare fern growing on the cliff behind it.