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Kwangsinwon Destination Guide
Explore Kwangsinwon in South Korea
Kwangsinwon in the region of North Gyeongsang is a town in South Korea - some 128 mi or ( 205 km ) South-East of Seoul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Kwangsinwon is now 09:45 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yongsan, Yong-ch'on, Yongho-dong, Sangojong, and Dopyun-ri. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yongsan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kwangsinwon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
1.2 새로운 태양 목성 - Korea 2010_Be Ready for New Sun Jupiter_UFO proofs @ NASA!
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 ..
6 and a half month update
After the Jeju-do bicycling trip ..
Dennis in Korea33 (1999)
the Ex & I visiting temples & a palace.. ..
Everland in Korea
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Interesting facts about this location
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
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 17 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 18 km away
Minjujisan
Minjujisan is a mountain of South Korea. It has an altitude of 1242 metres.
Located at 36.04 127.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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