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Discover Ajon in South Korea
Ajon in the region of North Gyeongsang is a town located in South Korea - some 134 mi or ( 216 km ) South-East of Seoul , the country's capital .
Local time in Ajon is now 02:59 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yousilchom, Yongsan, Yong-ch'on, Yobae-ri, and Wolsong. When in this area, you might want to check out Yousilchom . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ajon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Haiensa Temple - South Korea
I was hopping around South Korea finding my family when I stopped at Haiensa. We rose long before sunrise, hiked up the mountain to the Haiensa Buddhist Temple. Each day for 600 years the Monks have w ..
1.4 새로운 태양 목성 - Korea 2010_Be Ready for New Sun Jupiter_The Hopi Blue Sun
한국, 뉴스, 오늘, 행성, 목성, 새로운 스타, 새로운 태양 The Galactic Federation of Light ignites Jupiter into a sun. ====================================== The new sun Jupiter is expected to rise in the sky at any moment ..
Persimmon Picking
Our hagwon welcomes fall by taking an hour and a half drive to nowhere for picking the orange fruit known as "persimmons." The last full video my camera took before it was stolen. ..
Dennis in Korea33 (1999)
the Ex & I visiting temples & a palace.. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gayasan National Park
Gaya Mountain National Park, also spelled Kaya Mountain National Park, in South Korea covers an area of more than 80,000 square kilometers, and extends from the top of South Gyeongsang (경상남도, 慶尙南道) province to the bottom of North Gyeongsang (경상북도, 慶尙北道) province. The Sobaek Mountain range (소백산맥, 小白山脈) runs through this area. On this mountain, there are two major peaks, one of them is Sangwangbong Peak and the height is 1,430 meters but the other, Chulbulbong is 1,433 above sea level.
Located at 35.82 128.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Haeinsa
Haeinsa is a head temple of the Jogye Order (대한불교조계종, 大韓佛敎 曹溪宗) of Korean Buddhism in the Gaya Mountains (가야산, 伽倻山), South Gyeongsang Province South Korea. Haeinsa is most notable for being the home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,350 wooden printing blocks, which it has housed since 1398. Haeinsa is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, and represents Dharma or the Buddha’s teachings.
Located at 35.80 128.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tripitaka Koreana
The Tripitaka Koreana or Palman Daejanggyeong ("Eighty-Thousand Tripitaka") is a Korean collection of the Tripitaka (Buddhist scriptures, and the Sanskrit word for "three baskets"), carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks in the 13th century. It is the world's most comprehensive and oldest intact version of Buddhist canon in Hanja script, with no known errors or errata in the 52,382,960 characters which are organized in over 1496 titles and 6568 volumes.
Located at 35.80 128.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Seongju County
Seongju County (Seongju-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. This largely agricultural area is located immediately west of the metropolitan city of Daegu.
Located at 35.92 128.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Battle of Yongsan
The Battle of Yongsan was an engagement between United Nations (UN) and North Korean (NK) forces early in the Korean War from September 1–5, 1950, at Yongsan in South Korea. It was part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter and was one of several large engagements fought simultaneously. The battle ended in a victory for the United Nations after large numbers of United States (US) and South Korean troops repelled a strong North Korean attack.
Located at 35.74 127.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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