Just so nobody thinks Gyeongjublog’s been abandoned, I thought I’d mention that I’ll be taking a hiatus for a month or so while I’m visiting folks back home. With 130 posts, there should be enough here to keep any interested tourists or local expats busy while I’m away. I do apologize if I’m a bit slow getting back to any comments or questions, but I will be checking in now and then just in case. I hope to start posting again come mid August, so until then, enjoy the blog 
Photo of 3-Tiered Pagoda of Bunhwangsa Temple (from www.gjucc.co.kr)
As part of another project I’ve got in the works at the moment, I put together a brief timeline of the history of Gyeongju which I’m posting it here with some photos. I hope that clearly and concisely portrays the dramatic thousand year rise and fall of the Shilla Dynasty and is subsequent rediscovery and preservation in the 20th century. It’s far from complete, but I’ve tried to include links to posts that flesh out the details a bit more. Heck, if folks think it’s good enough, I might even include it as a permanent page to be updated as I post more links. In the mean time, let’s start way back at the beginning: read more
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