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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.