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Korea's famous cherry blossom spots
Cherry blossoms in Namcheon-dong, Busan, in full bloom
Hello, this year's cherry blossoms in Korea have bloomed quickly, and the cherry blossoms in Namcheon-dong next to Gwangalli Beach in Busan are in full bloom. On a Sunday afternoon when the gentle spring rain had stopped, families and couples were waiting while taking pictures in the pink cherry blossom tunnel in Namcheon-dong... -
world Heritage
Daereungwon (Heavenly Horse Tomb)
Daereungwon in Gyeongju, South Korea, is a treasure trove of historical heritage that is a must-see for anyone interested in ancient tombs! This is the perfect opportunity to see the interior of Cheonmachong Tomb and view ancient treasures. -
Korean gram
Palyujeong Haejangguk Street
Palujeong Haejangguk Street in Gyeongju, South Korea, is where you can enjoy traditional Haejangguk. Currently, only Gyeongju Haejangguk Restaurant is open, serving its unique taste using buckwheat flour. -
Royal Tombs of Silla
Royal Tomb of King Seongdeok
Hello, along National Route 7 from Gyeongju to Ulsan, there is the Tomb of King Seongdeok and the Tomb Site of King Seongdeok, the 33rd king of Silla (702-737). King Seongdeok was the father of King Gyeongdeok, the 35th king of Silla, who built the world heritage sites Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto, and is the home of the National Gyeongju Museum... -
Silla Temples
Jōeiji Temple Site
Thirteen-story stone pagoda from the Unified Silla Period near Oksan Seowon Confucian Academy Thirteen-story stone pagoda at Cheonghyesa Temple site Hello, about 2km northwest of Oksan Seowon Confucian Academy, which is part of the World Heritage Site Gyeongju Yangdong Folk Village and the hometown of Lee Eon-deok, one of the leading Confucian scholars of the Yi Dynasty, is the Thirteen-story stone pagoda, National Treasure No. 40. -
Korean gram
Tongkuan
A restaurant with delicious thick pork overflowing with gravy Hello, there are many cheap and delicious restaurants used by university students around the university, but the area around Dongguk University Gyeongju Campus is a residential area, but because there is a university there are quite a few delicious restaurants that are popular with university students... -
Silla
Mausoleum of King Munmu
The tomb of King Munmu, the 30th king of Silla, who defeated Goguryeo and Baekje and unified the three kingdoms, rests here! The legend of King Munmu, who became a sea dragon in the East Sea and tried to protect Silla, hangs in the air. The tomb of King Munmu The Great is about 745-30 minutes drive east from Tohamsan, a 40m-high mountain that is home to two Gyeongju World Heritage sites... -
Korean gram
Large Gejang Sundubu Geumseongkang
Speaking of food in Gyeongju, the capital of the Silla Kingdom for a thousand years, there is sambap, which is rice and side dishes wrapped in leafy vegetables, and spicy Soondubu jjigae, which uses soft tofu. The restaurant I would like to introduce today is a little different from the typical spicy Soondubu soup made with meat or seafood, and serves the original snow crab soup. -
Seomyeon Gourmet
Seomyeon Gopchang Grilled Street Culture Yanggopchang
Hello! The backstreets of the Lotte Hotel in Seomyeon, where Busan Subway Lines 1 and 3 intersect, are lined with a variety of restaurants, including a street of food stalls where you can enjoy a light drink. Among them is Gopchang Grill Street, where you can enjoy beef gopchang. Gopchang Grill in Nampo-dong... -
Silla tombs
Tomb of General Kim Yu-shin
Tomb of General Kim Yu-shin In ancient Korea, Goguryeo was in the north, Baekje in the southwest, and Silla in the southeast. Until the 7th century, fierce wars over territory were fought repeatedly. In the 7th year of the reign of King Taejong Muyeol (Kim Chunchu), Kim Yu-shin allied with the Tang Dynasty of China, destroyed Baekje, and established the Tomb of General Kim Yu-shin. -
Museum and Exhibition hall
Busan Museum
The museum exhibits cultural assets excavated from Busan and South Gyeongsang Province, and at a glance, it clearly introduces the history of Busan's modernization, including Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea in the 16th century, the procession of Korean envoys that strengthened friendship between Korea and Japan, and more. -
Museum and Exhibition hall
Yangdong Village Cultural Center
Village Culture Hall at the entrance to the World Heritage Site Yangdong Village Hello, there is another World Heritage Site about 30 minutes drive north from downtown Gyeongju, where World Heritage Sites are scattered. Gyeongju Yangdong Folk Village was registered as a World Heritage Site in 2010 along with Hahoe Folk Village in Andong City, North Gyeongsang Province, and... -
Silla Temples
Royal Tomb of Queen Seondeok
The tomb of Queen Seondeok, the 2009th ruler of the Silla Dynasty, was featured in the popular MBC drama "Queen Seondeok" that aired in 27. About 7km southeast of downtown Gyeongju, there is the historic site No. 163, Nansan Mountain (108m above sea level), which stretches from north to south... -
Flagpole supports
Bunhwangsa Temple
Bunhwangsa Temple was built in the third year of the reign of Queen Seondeok (the 27th king of Silla) (3). It is believed that there were many relics in the ancient temple, but most of them were destroyed during the Mongol invasion and Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea. The current Bunhwangsa Temple is surrounded by stone walls about the height of an adult and the top of a stone pagoda... -
Silla
Gyeongju Najeong
A well where the story of the birth of the founder of Silla is told According to the Samguk Sagi and the Samguk Yusa, the area around this well, located on the left side of the road from downtown Gyeongju to Mount Seonamsang, is filled with the myth of the founding of Silla, which has a long history from its founding in 57 BC to its surrender to Goryeo in 935. One day in 69 BC, a man from Yukbu Village... -
stone tower
Three-story stone tower at the site of Takechoji Temple
Three-story stone pagoda at the site of Jokjangsa Temple (Treasure No. 186) Three-story stone pagoda at the site of Jokjangsa Temple Namsan is a mountain that has been sacred to the Silla people for a thousand years and has been considered the land of Buddhism. About an hour's drive from Busan, there is a capital city with a thousand years of history and where you can still feel the breath of our ancestors... -
stone tower
Gyeongju Tombs Pagoda Site
Gyeongju Neungjitap Site Located on National Route 7 from downtown Gyeongju to Ulsan, in the center of Nangsan Mountain, 104 meters above sea level, is the tomb of Queen Seondeok, the 27th king of Silla. At the northwest foot of Nangsan Mountain is the 30 meter high Neungjitap, said to be the cremation ground of King Munmu (661-681), the 4.49th king of Silla. The current double-story... -
Joseon Seowon
Tamayama Academy
A private educational institution of the Yi dynasty that praised the academic virtues of the Five Sages of the East, Yi Eon-dik, born in the Yangdong Folk Village, a World Heritage Site, and spread the study of Confucianism. Hello, the Yangdong Folk Village, a World Heritage Site located about 20 kilometers north of Gyeongju city, is the home of five Confucian scholars, the Five Sages of the East, who had a great influence on the physiology of the Yi dynasty. -
Joseon period
Top Hall
Hello, as you enter Yangdong Village, a World Heritage Site located in the northern part of Gyeongju, you will see the thatched and tiled Korean houses built on a hill from the Joseon Dynasty. Among them, the most prominent one is a Joseon Dynasty... -
stone buddha
Gyeongju Namsan Bulgok Magai Seated Statue of Nyorai
This is a Silla stone Buddha from the Three Kingdoms period, said to be the oldest of the existing stone Buddhas in Namsan, Gyeongju. Hello, the valley where the huge rock depicting the nine-story wooden pagoda of Hwangnyongsa Temple, said to have been built by Queen Seondeok, the 27th ruler of Silla, is located in Dongnamsan, Gyeongju, a treasure trove of world heritage sites, is called Tapgok. But the valley next to Tapgok is...
