4 attractions in Yeongju, including Rock-carved Buddhas of Gaheung-dong, Yeongju, Buseoksa Temple and Sosu Seowon.
Historic sites & memorials
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On a riverside cliff west of central Yeongju, where the Seocheon stream bends, four Silla-era Buddhas are carved into the rock: a Buddha triad, with a large central Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas, and a seated Buddha that only came to…
Churches & monasteries
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Buseoksa was founded on the slopes of Bonghwangsan in 676 by the Silla monk Uisang, and it is home to Muryangsujeon, the best-known example of Goryeo-era wooden architecture in Korea. Instead of levelling the hillside, the builders raised…
Historic sites & memorials
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At the foot of Sobaeksan, the clear Jukgyecheon stream runs through a grove of tall pines, and beside it stands a cluster of low tiled buildings. Sosu Seowon in Yeongju was the first seowon, or private Confucian academy, in Korea, and the…
Waterfalls
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Water from the Huibang Valley, which rises on Yeonhwabong peak in Sobaeksan, pours down a rock face at about 700 metres above sea level to form Huibang Waterfall. At 28 metres it is counted as the largest waterfall in the Yeongnam region,…