Standing Buddha of Mt. Maseoksan, Gyeongju
Hidden away above a small farming valley just south of Mt. Namsan, the Standing Buddha (마애불얍성) of Mt. Maseoksan (마석산) is the epitome of “off the beaten path.” In fact, for a long time the only reference to it I could find was a mark at the bottom of the regional map published by the Shilla Cultural Society. I found absolutely nothing about it in any English guidebooks or online and very little when I ran searches for it in Korean. So, of course, for a guy like me that’s all the more reason to check it out and see what’s there. Happily, I discovered one of those numerous hidden gems that are scattered around Gyeongju. read more
) for being slack in posting lately. I had not one, but two, presentations to prepare for my masters program this last week. As my creative efforts have been going elsewhere, I don’t actually have any articles ready to post atm. However this year’s cherry blossoms are in full bloom and I did get out recently for some family photos among the blossoms. 
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