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Hwangsan Destination Guide
Delve into Hwangsan in South Korea
Hwangsan in the region of North Gyeongsang is located in South Korea - some 130 mi or ( 209 km ) South-East of Seoul , the country's capital .
Local time in Hwangsan is now 09:23 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Pamsil, Yonmyong, Yobae-ri, Yangjong, and Top'yong-ni. While being here, you might want to check out Pamsil . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Hwangsan ? 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 ..
'Stache Potatoes - Untitled (Live @ Royal Anchor)
'Stache Potatoes performing Untitled. Thanks Cait for filming this one. LYRICS: I am a skeleton of who I used to be This city man, this city man, it's starting to get to me When I find anything worthw ..
Dennis in Korea33 (1999)
the Ex & I visiting temples & a palace.. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 12 km away
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 14 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 17 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 17 km away
Gimcheon Station
Gimcheon Station is a railway station on Gyeongbu Line and Gyeongbuk Line.
Located at 36.12 128.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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