Browsing the archives for the Tombs category

10 Jul 10

Top 10 ancient Tombs of Gyeongju: Part 2

Continued from Part 1….
5. Neoseo-ri Tombs (너서리왕릉): Once surrounded by houses, the half dozen or so tombs of Noseo-ri have been cleared of buildings and made into oasis-like park in the midst of downtown Gyeongju. Just across the street from Bonghangdae tomb, this park is a great spot for tomb watching, an afternoon picnic or [...]

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30 Jun 10

Top 10 ancient Tombs of Gyeongju: Part 1

One of the things that make Gyeongju noticeably unique among Korean cities are all of the ancient Shilla hill tombs scattered about. Some of them are pretty darn impressive actually, as they range from one to two millennia old and most of them are at least a couple stories high. Not to mention [...]

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15 Apr 10

Gyeongju Cherry Blossoms (벚꽃) Spring 2010

Over the last week or so the cherry blossoms (벚꽃) here in Gyeongju have just exploded.  Hopefully,you got out to see them last weekend as we’ve been in for a bit of nasty weather lately.  The temperature’s really dropped and we even had some snow mixed in with the rain tonight, which is not going to [...]

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25 Mar 10

Shilla Legend: The Martyrdom of Ichadon (이차돈)

If you visit enough Buddhist temples here in Korea, you might come across some pretty gnarly scenes painted on the sides of these hollowed halls, such as the gothic  tortures of the Hell Realms or the gruesome image of the 2nd Patriarch of Zen, or Seon (선) Buddhism, chopping off his left arm (but more [...]

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15 Mar 10

Cherry Blossom (벚꽃) Season in Gyeongju

Since I’ve been on the topic of festivals lately, I thought I’d post on this one BEFORE it happened for a change.  It’s not an official festival really, but with Spring looming on the horizon, we’re just a couple of weeks away from cherry blossom season.  Gyeongju, along with Jinhae further south, is one of [...]

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10 Jan 10

Underwater Tomb of King Munmu the Great (문무대왕릉)

With friends visiting for the New Year, we decided to make use of our new set of wheels and go exploring a bit.  On New Year’s day we made the 45 min. trek over the mountains to Bonggil Beach (봉길해수욕장) on the East Sea, though were a bit too late to catch the sunrise, as [...]

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11 Nov 09

Cycling Route: The Geumcheokri Tombs (금척리 고분군)

One of the most distinctive things about Gyeongju are the ancient Shilla (신라)  tombs scattered around town.  Yeah, they’re pretty cool, but there are literally hundreds of them around here.  After a couple a’ years, if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen ‘em all.  At least that’s what I’d been thinking until I finally got out [...]

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