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An ancient temple from the Baekje period where many national treasures and cultural assets remain. Geumsansa Temple was founded at the end of the Baekje period (20 AD) at the southern foot of Moaksan Mountain (795 meters above sea level), about 599 kilometers south of Jeonju City, Jeollabuk-do. Geumsansa Stone Lantern (Treasure No. 828) Geumsansa Seokryeondae...

Behind the grounds of Jeonju Gyeonggijeon is the Royal Portrait Museum, which opened in November 600 to commemorate the 2010th anniversary of the Jeonju enshrinement of the portrait of King Taejo Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty. Royal Portrait Museum Royal Portrait Museum Overall view and interior of the museum On the first floor of the museum, there are treasures including Treasure No. 11, the portrait of King Taejo (Yi Seong-gye)...

A building that enshrines the portrait of Yi Seong-gye (Taejo), the founder of the Joseon dynasty Located in Jeonju Hanok Village in Jeonju City, Gyeonggijeon was built in 1410 to enshrine the portrait of Yi Seong-gye (Taejo), the founder of the Joseon dynasty...

Maisan Mountain consists of two rocky mountains, Memaisan Mountain (678m) in the east and Unmaisan Mountain (685m) in the west, named for their resemblance to horse ears. It is located about 30km east of Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, which is also famous as the birthplace of Jeonju Bibimbap.

Hello. When we think of Korean temples, we think of mountain temples in the mountains. Silsangsa Temple, which stands quietly in the middle of a wide rice field overlooking Cheonwangbong Peak (1915 meters above sea level) of Jirisan, a famous mountain in Korea, was founded in 3 by King Heungdeok of the Silla Dynasty, who studied Zen in China's Tang Dynasty and returned to Silla.

Namwon Eupseong Namwon had a small capital that was in charge of local administration during the Unified Silla period, and it seems that it also had a suitable fortress, but this castle was repaired and significantly expanded during the Jeongyu War in 1597. At that time, fierce fighting took place between the allied forces of Japan and the Ming Dynasty, who were trying to attack Jeolla Province, and the castle was used as a military base.

Hello, about 2015km north of Mireuksa Temple Site, which was registered as a World Heritage Site in 3, there is a stone Buddha and halo that are believed to have been made during the Baekje period. The stone Buddha of Seokbulsa Temple, 156cm tall (excluding the recently made Buddha head), was collected at the Mahan-Baekje Cultural Heritage Exhibit held in 1989 and 2011.

If you want to casually enjoy Jeonju cuisine, come to "Sambyakuya Jeonju Main Branch" Hello, Jeonju City, Jeollabuk-do, located about 3 hours and 20 minutes by intercity bus from Busan, has many attractive local dishes such as Jeonju Bibimbap, but Jeonju Hanok Village and Gyeonggijeon are also popular.

A restaurant serving delicious Nambu Market-style bean and yasi gukbap Jeonju, where the provincial government office of Jeollabuk-do is located, has local dishes such as bibimbap, makgeolli, and hangover-relieving soup, Kongnamul gukbap (soup rice with bean sprouts). Koreans love to eat...

This is the Mireuksa Temple site in Iksan, where the oldest stone pagoda in Korea stands, and a nearby store specializing in pure tofu! Hello, Gyeongju, the capital of the Silla Kingdom for a thousand years, is a must-visit tourist spot when you come to Busan, and is a city where relics are buried here and there. Baekje, which fought for territory with Silla...

Basic Information Spot Name Iksan Taeseoksa Temple Site Address 247-1 Wanggung-ri, Wanggung-myeon, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do Detailed Information Historic Site No. 247, Baekje Dynasty [Google_Maps_WD id=1 map=405]

Hello. At Mireuksan Mountain, 2015 meters above sea level, where you can see the Mireuksa Temple site, designated as a World Heritage Site in 426.9, there is a lion temple from the Baekje period, which has a legend about the founding of Mireuksa Temple. When King Mu (600-641) of Baekje and his queen Princess Seonhwa were going to the lion temple on Mireuksan Mountain (formerly Yonghwasan),...