4 attractions in Boeun, including Beopjusa Temple, Samnyeonsanseong Fortress and Jeongipumsong Pine Tree. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Churches & monasteries
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Beopjusa, founded in 553 at the foot of Songnisan, is the head temple of the 5th district of the Jogye Order and home to Palsangjeon, the only wooden pagoda in Korea to survive in its historic form. With three National Treasures and more t…
Fortresses
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On the slopes of Ojeongsan above the town of Boeun, Samnyeonsanseong still raises Silla stone walls that are more than 1,500 years old. Standing below them, you look up at ramparts 13 to 20 metres high and get a real sense of what a Three…
Nature
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In the middle of the road to Beopjusa Temple on Songnisan, a great pine leans its branches on iron props. Jeongipumsong is famous for a legend that a Joseon king gave it the second senior rank, the grade of a government minister. Estimated…
Mountains & peaks
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True to its name, "the mountain that leaves the world behind", Songnisan has long been tied to stories of kings and monks who came here to retreat. It straddles Boeun and Goesan counties in North Chungcheong and Sangju and Mungyeong in Nor…