Trip to Suncheon

8/3/2019 Trip to Suncheon

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According to the remaining records,

Songgwang-sa was founded by Zen

Master Hyerin in the latter part of the

Shilla dynasty. The temple some one

hundred kan size, firstly called Gilsangsa

on Mt. Songgwang, was of relatively

small size, housing 30 or 40 monks.

Afterwards, Saint Seokjo tried and

prepared to expand the temple

extensively in the Injong era of the Koryo

dynasty but couldn't achieve it because

of his passing away.

From the date when Jeonghyegyeolsa was moved to this place by Jinul, the national master BulilBojo, Gilsangsa having been deserted for more than fifty years has been reconstructed and

spotlighted as the center of the Korean Buddhism.

Jinul established a new tradition of the Korean Buddhism by having undergoing a complete change

of the temple with holding the Buddhist reconstruction service for 9 years(the 27 th year of

Myeongjong(1197) ~ the 1 st year of Heejong) and teaching the numerous people participating in

Jeonghyegyeolsa movement.

Since then, Songgwang-sa has been spotlighted as the center of the Korean Buddhism. Even

though it underwent many disasters such as Jeongyoojaeran and the Korean War, the persistent

Buddhist reconstruction service has enabled it to present a magnificent appearance.

8:00 Departure The duck-pond on the KAIST campus

10:50-12:10 Songgwangsa Temple12:10-13:00 Lunch Vegetarian Food

13:00-13:30 Move to Nagan folk Village

13:30-15:00 Nagan Folk Village

15:00-15:30 Move to Suncheon Bay

15:30-17:00 Suncheon Bay

17:00-19:30 Move to KAIST


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Fortress, administrative building, quest house

and old thatched houses of the Joseon

dynasty are well preserved, with the forteress

and village being registered as Koreanhistorical site No.302. According to history,

General Kim Bin-kil made the army build

earthern walls to protect residents from the

Japanese invasion of the Joseon Dynasty in

1297, and then was rebuilt as stone walls by Lim Kyoung-up who was the Governor in 1626.

Nagan Folk Village is the only traditional folk village in Korea where ordinary people still reside

within the fortress grounds.

Suncheon Bay is a natural treasure filled with vast tidal flats and reeds. It is a leading ecological

tourist destination which was designated as a Ramsar convention area on January 20th, 2006 as

the first coastal wetlands in Korea. During Autumn, you may witness the reed flowers bloom, red

shades of Chilmyeoncho and the flight of migratory birds, offering the most beautiful scenery in the

country.

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