Browsing the archives for the Uisang tag
If you’re visiting the Gyeongju National Museum and happen to look east over the highway you might notice the outline of a hill on the far side of the train tracks. From the looks of it you wouldn’t guess this low ridge (often describe as looking like a silkworm) was in fact considered one of [...]
I was going to include this with my new links post a few days back, but it was so cool I figured it need a posting of it’s own. Last week I stumbled onto the official website of the Hwarang Do martial arts organization . If you’ve read anything about the history of [...]
The are a lot of great stories and legends from the Shilla dynasty. Most have to do with places around Gyeongju, so I’m hoping to retell a few of them here. Bunhwangsa temple was the home of one of the most famous Korean Buddhist saints of all time, Venerable monk Wonhyo (617 – 686 CE) . [...]
